Red River Radio News
This La. Army National Guard (LANG) deployment to New Orleans becomes the second deployment underway at the same time in the city. The two-month long immigration crackdown, launched by Homeland Security, known as "Catahoula Crunch" started Dec. 3, 2025.
Cultural, Community, Information
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2025 Holiday Programming, including Hanukkah, Christmas and more. Click for more information. -
Morgan Canfield Taylor serves on the board of North Louisiana Farm Fresh, where she helps lead growth efforts for the Ruston Farmers Market and Drew Jones Teaching Kitchen. With a background in marketing and public administration, she supports strategies that have helped the market achieve record vendor sales of over $400,000 in 2024. -
Rae Phillips, Director of HARK, a nonprofit dedicated to celebrating the history of the Ark-La-Tex through dynamic and inclusive programming. An award-winning writer and media producer, Rae blends storytelling and education to preserve community voices and histories through film, radio, and oral history projects. -
Jenifer Hill, Executive Director of the Strand Theatre, brings three decades of experience in nonprofit and arts management to one of Shreveport’s most beloved cultural landmarks. With a deep passion for the performing arts and a fearless dedication to historic preservation, Jenifer leads with heart, humor, and a lifelong love for the theatre she once mischievously explored as a child. -
Matt Henry, Executive Director of the Arts Council of Central Louisiana, has led arts advocacy and cultural development across an eight-parish region since 2003. A passionate leader and vocal performance graduate of The Ohio State University, Matt oversees major venues like the Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center and champions the arts statewide through leadership roles in key cultural organizations.
Spotlights
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Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with Michael Butterman, Music Director of the Shreveport Symphony, about tonight's performance featuring Leslie Odom, Jr. -
Red River Radio's Kermit Poling speaks with Wideman International Piano Competition Artistic Director Alon Goldstein about the coming competition. -
For the first time in forever, experience the musical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm at SLT! Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, Disney’s Frozen The Broadway Musical includes all the film’s beloved songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, along with new music written exclusively for the stage. And have no fear, this is NOT the Jr version, but rather the full-length Broadway musical featuring Northwest Louisiana’s most talented individuals.
Local Events
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Alongside the Shreveport Symphony, the 7 Eagles band faithfully re-creates an Eagles concert from that band's most prolific period, including hits like Desperado, Hotel California and more. -
Join the Baroque Artists of Shreveport for "Baroque by Candlelight," featuring a chamber orchestra playing Handel's Water Music Suite in F major, Telemann's Concerto for 3 horns, 2 oboes, and solo violin, and Barriere's sonata for 2 cellos, a Bach flute sonata. Stay for Wassail & Cookies in the Church Parlor after the concert.
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Centenary College Choir in Concert
The internationally renowned Centenary College Choir will present a special concert at First United Methodist Church of Bossier City on Wednesday, January 7 at 7:00 PM.
Founded in 1941, the Centenary Choir has performed in more than 35 countries and at venues including Carnegie Hall, the White House, St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Sydney Opera House. The program features a wide-ranging repertoire—from sacred hymnody and spirituals to beloved choral classics and musical theater selections.
The concert also includes the continued premiere of Labor Omnia Vincit, a bicentennial anthem celebrating Centenary College’s 200th anniversary.
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The North Louisiana Seed Preservation Program will host the second annual Statewide Seed Swap & Sale on Saturday, February 7th, 2026, at the Southern Forest Heritage Museum, just south of Forest Hill, Louisiana. Heirloom seeds from across the Gulf Region will be available for trade and purchase. Guest speaker will be Angela Joan, speaking about preserving heirloom mirlitons in South Louisiana. The event is free and open to the public. We may ask you to fill out a survey before you leave.
News Feed
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The weeklong celebration of Kwanzaa is a perfect opportunity to revisit soothing, hearty winter foods, says celebrity chef Tanya Holland.
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Joan Steidl, who is now retired, shares her reinvention takeaways. She has a podcast about confronting the generational divide, takes comedy workshops and went back to college.
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What was it like to work with Toni Morrison as an editor? One NPR editor looked into it.
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The first American pope, the first female Archbishop of Canterbury, and clergy-members' response to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown are the top religion stories of 2025.
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Baker and Taylor is among a few companies that act as the distribution middle man between libraries and publishers. The company's announcement that it is shutting down is a blow to librarians.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Cynthia Cook from the Center for International and Strategic Studies about why naval shipbuilding in the U.S. has become so difficult lately.
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Looking to be more active in the new year? Host of NPR's Life Kit Marielle Segarra explains how to build movement into your hectic schedule and stay motivated.
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A midair collision involving two helicopters in Hammonton, New Jersey, killed one person and critically injured another, federal authorities say.
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Ukraine's president visited Mar-a-Lago Sunday. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to former Pentagon official Evelyn Farkas, now executive director of the McCain Institute, about prospects for peace.
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President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy say they are making progress on a peace deal to end the war in Russia after meeting in Mar-a-Lago Sunday.
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