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Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 07.28.22 with Chuck Smith

— A divided federal appeals court panel is backing Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's executive order that forbids school districts from imposing mask mandates on schools to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
— The Louisiana Public Utilities Commission met in Shreveport yesterday and one commissioner took a moment to criticize power companies for not developing renewable energy sources in the state.
— Louisiana has enhanced its nation-leading carbon capture and sequestration legislation with provisions that provide additional carbon dioxide reservoir storage security for projects in Caldwell Parish.

Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' broadcast and media experience to Red River Radio. He began his career as a radio news reporter and transitioned to television journalism and newsmagazine production. Chuck studied mass communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.