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Red River Radio Local Newscast 8:04 AM 04.26.23 with Chuck Smith

By Chuck Smith
Published April 26, 2023 at 8:25 AM CDT
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- Louisiana lawmakers killed an effort to legalize recreational marijuana, leaving the state's medical cannabis program as the only legal way to secure the drug.
- The publisher of daily newspapers in New Orleans and Baton Rouge is launching a digital news service in northwest Louisiana.
- An non-profit group promoting free expression says Texas still leads the nation in the number of books it bans.
- The Community Foundation of North Louisiana announced it will award $3 million in grants for 2023.

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Chuck Smith
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.
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