Red River Radio News
The Arkansas Department of Human Services says more than 222,000 Arkansans currently receive SNAP benefits. Meanwhile, DHS is preparing to furlough over 1,500 employees over the next week as the federal government remains closed.
Cultural, Community, Information
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We speak with Emily Jo Manchester-Sanden, Executive Director of the Renesting Project -
On this episode, we speak with Brittainy Pope, Executive Director of the Bossier Arts Council. -
Airs Mon., Oct. 27, 6:30 p.m. This week Community Connections has a conversation with Alex Person of the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier. Alex Person, M.S., CFLE, serves on the Board of the Junior League of Shreveport-Bossier and is a passionate advocate for children and families in Northwest Louisiana. A Certified Family Life Educator and TBRI Practitioner, Alex brings over a decade of experience in trauma-informed care, child advocacy, and community education. -
Wed., Oct. 15, 6 p.m. Guests for this episode of Conserving Earth discuss wind energy development and the plans for offshore, near-shore, and onshore wind turbines in Louisiana. Host Rebecca Triche is joined by Kara Fox with National Audubon Society, Stacy Ortego with National Wildlife Federation, and Madelyn Smith with Southeastern Wind Coalition. They talk about considerations for wildlife and habitat and how wind is a part of the overall energy strategy in Louisiana. -
Airs November 3, 2025 - Terri Mathews is the Executive Director of Downtown Shreveport Unlimited and founder of Gumbeaux Event Productions. With deep roots in community events like Mudbug Madness, BREW, and Rockets over the Red, she brings decades of cultural leadership to the region while also serving on local nonprofit boards and raising her daughter Chloe.
Spotlights
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Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with Michael Butterman, music director of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, and Yizhen Chen, guest pianist in a spotlight about the SSO's opening concert, October 18th at Riverview Theatre. -
Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with Michael Butterman, music director of the Shreveport Symphony Orchestra, and Yizhen Chen, guest pianist in a spotlight about the SSO's opening concert, October 18th at Riverview Theatre.
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Red River Radio's Mark Pizzolato speaks with Gregory Kallenberg, the head of Prize Fest, about the 2025 edition of the festival, including the Film Prize, Music Prize and more, coming next week to Shreveport.
Local Events
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The South Arkansas Symphony presents a program of Chopin and Dvorak, featuring Wideman Gold Medaliat Ilya Shmuckler in performance with the symphony. 7 pm concert at the Marshall Memorial City Hall performance center, repeating Sunday at 3 pm in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Jefferson. -
Natives, Pollinators and Shade Gardening Featured at SFA Garden Lecture
Nacogdoches—SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7:00 pm on November 13 in the Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet Street, Nacogdoches.
Heidi Sheesley, owner of Treesearch Farms in Houston, will present “Natives, Pollinators and Shade Gardening” and share decades of experience choosing extraordinary plants that thrive in Houston’s unique climate.
Sheesley started Treesearch Farms in 1983, and she strives to provide unique, different and hard-to-find plants for the homeowner. As a wholesale grower, most plants are grown from cuttings or seed collected from Treesearch Farms demonstration gardens. Located in the heart of Houston, the nursery consists of over 25 acres of greenhouses, cold frames, gardens, chicken and turkey coops and a pond.
The Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series is held on the second Thursday of each month and includes a plant raffle after the program. Attendance is free, and donations to the lecture series fund are appreciated. Parking is available at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center and Raguet Elementary, 2708 Raguet Street.
For more information, call 936-468-4129 or email sfagardens@sfasu.edu. -
2025 SENIOR DAY EXPO will take place on Thursday, October 30th in Bossier City!
Make plans to attend the largest senior/boomer expo in Northwest Louisiana. The 15th annual “2025 Senior Day Expo” will take place on Thursday, October 30, 2025 from 9 am to 3 pm in the beautiful and fabulous ballroom at Live! Casino and Hotel located at 711 Live! Casino Blvd in Bossier City, LA 71111.
The Expo admission is FREE and parking is FREE. At admission, please bring canned goods to donate to the Food Bank of Northwest Louisiana. Enjoy the many gaming opportunities, restaurants, and cocktail bars at Live! Casino and Hotel. There will be lots of fun, live entertainment, presentations, hundreds of giveaways, hundreds of door prizes, many health screenings, flu and pneumonia and other vaccines, and valuable information from over 120 exhibitors.
Attendees can also register to win the many special GRAND DOOR PRIZES valued at over $1,000 each! Must be present to win any of the door prizes.
Important: To pre-register to attend the Senior Day Expo on October 30th and to enter a drawing to win a special prize package, please email your name and address to seniordayexpo@gmail.com
We hope to see you at the 2025 Senior Day Expo on Thursday, October 30th from 9 am to 3 pm at Live! Casino and Hotel in Bossier City, LA! -
Slow Food North Louisiana, a Shreveport-based nonprofit, will partner with Cultural Crossroads of Minden to host “Hand Them Down to Lift Them Up: An Heirloom Food Forum” at The Farm at Cultural Crossroads of Minden, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., on Saturday, Nov. 15. The Farm is located at 419 East Union Street in Minden, about a 30-minute drive from Shreveport. Tickets to the event, which will include a special, Edna Lewis-inspired lunch prepared by Chef Hardette Harris, are $40 each for general admission or $35 each for current Slow Food members. Tickets may be purchased in advance at slowfoodnorthla.org/events. Ticket sales will close on Friday, Nov. 14.
The event’s conference-like morning sessions will spotlight efforts of the North Louisiana Seed Preservation Program to track down and bring back to life regional foods believed to be extinct due to the impacts of industrial food production and budget cuts. In particular, attendees will hear the story of how the North Louisiana-born Red-N-Sweet watermelon was rediscovered and returned to grocery stores thanks to seed-saving efforts. Attendees will also learn how to acquire and save heirloom seeds in North Louisiana. Following lunch by Chef Hardette Harris there will be a screening of the 55-minute PBS documentary film Finding Edna Lewis and an in-person conversation with the film’s executive producer and host, Deb Freeman.
News Feed
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Barton Gellman, author of "Angler: The Cheney Vice Presidency," about the legacy of late Vice President Dick Cheney.
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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Jonah Goldberg, editor of The Dispatch, about former Vice President Dick Cheney who died Monday at 84.
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David Hume Kennerly/APCheney, who extolled the power of the presidency, died Monday, according to a statement from his family. The cause was complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. -
After a week aboard, President Trump will confront a swirl of domestic challenges this week: pivotal elections in several states, Supreme Court tariff arguments and the ongoing government shutdown.
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As the shutdown enters its 35th day, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark to discuss how she sees the shutdown ending and whether her party has any leverage.
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Voters will head to the polls Tuesday for several key races, the Trump administration will deliver partial SNAP payments, famine and threats of mass killings plague Sudan.
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NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Tareq Baconi, a Palestinian scholar. His memoir, "Fire in Every Direction," explores queer identity, family history, and political awakening.
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The Trump administration says it will use a $4.5 billion in contingency funds to cover partial SNAP payments for November, but it might take weeks or months for some recipients to get their money.
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President Trump wants to expand grazing and reduce regulations to grow the American cattle herd. But his plan to import Argentinian beef to lower prices is causing a backlash across the heartland.
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A team of academics studying satellites accidentally intercepted phone calls, texts and other sensitive communications. They were able to intercept the data with just a satellite dish on the roof.
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