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Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 09.26.22 with Chuck Smith

—A federal judge has decided not to block the state’s plan to move two dozen troubled juvenile offenders from a suburban New Orleans detention center to the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
— Doctors and mental healthcare professionals say there is a national emergency regarding the mental health of children and teens.
— The National Weather Service reports fall officially arrived last Thursday but climate experts say don't expect any sudden changes.

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.