— Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins will appear with his attorneys before the Second Circuit Court of Appeal Friday morning in hopes that he might be reinstated into the 2022 mayoral race. — Plaintiffs challenging legislation that bans abortions in Louisiana have filed a lawsuit with the state Supreme Court. — Companies that want to sell home insurance in Louisiana will have to be on stronger financial footing. — A federal judge has struck down a state law requiring some Texans to supply additional proof of residency to vote. — An Arkansas panel has blocked a recreational marijuana proposal from appearing on the ballot this fall.
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.