Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 09.16.22 with Chuck Smith

— The Biden administration has accepted nearly $190 million dollars in bids from an offshore oil and gas lease sale that was held nearly a year ago but rejected by a federal judge.
— Northwestern State University Nursing Program in Natchitoches received a significant multi-year grant to help fill critical roles in northwest and Central Louisiana’s rapidly shrinking healthcare workforce.
— A Black-owned credit union says almost $100 million in federal funding will provide capital for a $1 billion program to help close racial and gender gaps in five Southern states over the next decade.