Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 06.02.22 with Chuck Smith

— Gov. John Bel Edwards has agreed to testify before a bipartisan committee investigating allegations of a cover-up in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene.
— Book displays targeting specific groups or topics such as Cajun heritage, Pride Month, or Black History Month are prohibited indefinitely at public libraries in Louisiana’s Lafayette Parish.
— Democratic candidate for Texas Governor Beto O’Rourke outlined his plans to protect Texas kids from gun violence a little more than a week after the mass shooting Uvalde, Texas.
— The Louisiana House of Representatives voted 59-39 to pass a bill that would prohibit former juvenile violent offenders from possessing firearms until they are 24 years old.