Red River Radio News
A federal judge on Thursday ordered President Trump’s administration to fully fund food aid for 42 million American SNAP recipients by Friday, blocking its plan to only provide reduced benefits during the government shutdown.
Cultural, Community, Information
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The time and money it takes some to earn a traditional education degree with teacher certification can deter many from reaching their professional and personal goals. Reach University has developed and implemented a solution to this problem through its apprenticeship degrees, job-embedded degree programs that allow individuals to learn while they work.Guests:Maleka Morgan, Dean of the Undergraduate Division of Reach Teachers CollegeCortney McCall, Reach ProfessorDr. Misty Davis, Reach Professor -
Airs Mon., Nov. 10, 6 p.m. Lyle Blount, joined by his stepson Ryland, returns to Visions and Ventures to share exciting new updates on their business, Discount Blinds. Together they talk business growth, family legacy, and the vision behind serving customers with excellence. -
Airs Mon., Nov. 10, 6:30 p.m. Community Connections talks to Jonathan Long, President of Camp Kurios and preaching minister at College Avenue Church of Christ and Magen Olive, a dedicated leader committed to spiritual growth and service. Long brings a deep passion for faith, youth mentorship, and outdoor ministry. Long and Olive work together to create meaningful, Christ-centered camp experiences that inspire young people to grow in their faith and leadership. -
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.
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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Companies have begun using AI to interview potential employees, and a new study shows a number of job candidates may prefer being interviewed by AI.
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The AI entertainment landscape is starting to shift, with deals springing up between formerly adversarial AI companies and entertainment corporations, especially in the music space.
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J. Conrad Williams, Jr./Newsday/Getty ImagesJames Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist remarks that made him an outcast. -
Airlines are canceling hundreds of flights to comply with the FAA's order. But there are still questions about the plan, which the agency says will keep the skies safe during the government shutdown.
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There were long lines at Logan Airport this morning as passengers queued up for help. The airlines have begun canceling flights to comply with a federal order related to the government shutdown.
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The Trump administration is appealing a court order to fully fund SNAP benefits this month. The federal food aid program has been a political target for Republicans.
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The elections were voters' chance to weigh in a year after President Trump's election. Now Republicans and Democrats are reflecting on where they are and what they need to do to win in the future.
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Clint Bentley's intimate historical drama, Train Dreams, is set in the age of the steam locomotive and westward expansion, and centers on a logger in the Pacific Northwest.
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Scientists have investigated how woodpeckers use their muscles and their breathing to prepare to strike wood -- and they liken it to the way tennis players prepare to smack a ball.
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Global pop star Rosalía is back with a new album Friday. Featuring songs in 13 languages, it's the Spanish star's most impressive project yet.
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