You're listening to American Ground Radio with Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone. This is the full show for October 10, 2025. 

0:30 Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says Canadian tourism to the Bayou State may suffer unless President Trump apologizes — for joking that the U.S. should merge with Canada. Was Trump’s comment a reckless gaffe or a strategic jab in ongoing trade negotiations over tariffs on timber, dairy, and beef?

Plus, we cover the Top 3 Things You Need to Know. 

• Louisiana based Bollinger Shipyards has been chosen to make a new fleet of Arctic Security Cutters for the U.S. Coast Guard.
• Shreveport Mayor, Tom Arceneaux withdrew his budget request for a 2% fee on water bills to pay for the demolition of multiple blighted properties in the city.
• Tomorrow is election day is most parishes across Louisiana.

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13:30 break down Speaker Mike Johnson’s fiery remarks about Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the growing ideological divide in Washington. Normally calm and measured, Johnson’s frustration boiled over as he accused Democrats of putting party politics above the American people — and even labeled parts of the party “Marxist.”

23:00 With the ongoing government shutdown as a backdrop, we break down the latest wave of political finger-pointing in Washington. Democrats are blaming Republicans and President Trump, even as they repeatedly vote to keep the government closed. The lone exception? Senator John Fetterman, who is breaking from party lines.

We Dig Deep Louisiana’s shifting political landscape — from New Orleans’ likely new mayor, Lana Moreno, to Baton Rouge’s first-year mayor, Coach Sid Edwards, and finally to Shreveport’s upcoming mayoral race, where incumbent Tom Arceneaux faces an uphill reelection battle.As New Orleans and Baton Rouge settle into new leadership, Shreveport’s future hangs in the balance. Arceneaux’s decision to include a 2% “surge charge” on water bills in his proposed budget sparked controversy — overshadowing his re-election announcement and raising questions about his political instincts. Is he demonstrating true leadership by confronting tough issues, or political tone-deafness by proposing a tax hike in an election year?

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40:30 And we finish off with a new audit from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office that reveals that the state’s own Board of Ethics has failed to collect $2.7 million in unpaid fines from public officials who ignored financial disclosure laws.

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You're listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for October 9, 2025. 

0:30 We dive into a major development in New Orleans: U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan says she’s ready to lift the federal consent decree that has governed the city’s police department since 2013. The conversation explores how the decree—originally introduced under Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the Obama DOJ—transformed policing in the Crescent City through oversight, paperwork, and bureaucracy, but failed to bring crime down.

9:30 Plus, we cover the Top 3 Things You Need to Know. 

• The New Orleans Consent decree is coming to an end as the federal government no longer contends that there is a racial bias problem in the New Orleans Police Department. 
  
• A candidate for the New Orleans city council admits she used campaign funds to advertise for her private business, but insists she's done nothing wrong.
  
• The last remaining escapee from a mass jail break earlier this year in New Orleans has finally been captured.
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  13:30 We return from covering the New York City mayor’s race and shine a spotlight on something closer to home — the creative boom happening in Shreveport, Louisiana. Guest Gregory Kallenberg, founder of Prize Fest, joins the show to share how this once-small film competition has transformed into a national celebration of creativity, innovation, and community impact. Listeners get an inside look at how Film Prize, Music Prize, Food Prize, Comedy Prize, and Startup Prize are turning Shreveport into a hub for filmmakers, chefs, entrepreneurs, and artists from across the country. Kallenberg also highlights Film Prize Junior, which teaches filmmaking, teamwork, and confidence to Louisiana’s middle and high school students — inspiring the next generation of creators.
  
  23:00 We discuss how Northwest Louisiana is becoming a cultural hub thanks to the vision of Gregory Kallenberg, who brought inspiration from Austin’s South by Southwest to Shreveport. PrizeFest now includes Comedy Prize, Film Prize, Music Prize, Food Prize, and the Golden Lens photography competition, making it one of the most exciting creative events in the country — with the world’s largest cash prize for a short film.
  Visit PrizeFest.com to explore the event, which draws filmmakers, musicians, chefs, and creatives from all over while showcasing local talent and boosting the state’s cultural profile.
  
  26:00 We Dig Deep into a special session of the Louisiana legislature expected to convene on October 23rd. While there had been speculation this session would address redistricting for Congressional District 6, current reports indicate that lawmakers will focus on moving the closed primary dates to accommodate potential delays in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
  
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  33:30 We react to the mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson's, doubling down on his commitment to resist federal enforcement of immigration laws, framing it as a fight against authoritarianism. Critics argue that his approach prioritizes illegal immigrants over law-abiding Chicago residents, allowing the city to spend taxpayer money on non-citizens for housing, healthcare, and SNAP benefits. ICE agents, contrary to Johnson’s framing, are enforcing federal law, not targeting random residents. 
  
  36:30 Plus, we have a little fun guessing the 10 best large cities to visit in America. Play along!
  
  40:30 And we end today's show with a recent report from Baton Rouge...

You're listening to American Ground Radio with Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone. This is the full show for October 8, 2025. 

0:30 Broadcasting from New York City, we compare two difference mayoral races. In New York City, Democrat mayoral candidate Zoran Mamdani—endorsed by Governor Kathy Hochul and AOC—pushes a platform of socialist policies: government-run grocery stores, rent forgiveness, free subway rides, and a $30 minimum wage. Meanwhile, back home in Shreveport, Louisiana, Mayor Tom Arceneaux is announcing his reelection campaign. As Shreveport’s first Republican mayor in over 25 years, Arceneaux has focused on doing the basics right—fixing roads, improving trash pickup, and reducing crime. Instead of social experiments, he’s provided “a steady hand on the wheel,” steering the city toward order, safety, and honesty in government finances.

Plus, we cover the Top 3 Things You Need to Know. 

• The Louisiana State Police have released video to the public of a fatal crash involving a LSU Football player last year.
  
• 83,000 Louisiana students are unable to access their special tuition savings accounts.
  
• St. Tammany Parish Councilmember Kathy Seiden is running for the U.S. Senate.
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  13:30 We break down one of the most outrageous politically motivated lawsuits Louisiana has seen in years — and how a Democrat judge just shut it down. The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus sued Attorney General Liz Murrill, demanding she defend the state’s highly gerrymandered 6th Congressional District map — a map drawn after a federal judge claimed the old one wasn’t racially gerrymandered enough. But when the U.S. Supreme Court revisited how the Voting Rights Act should be interpreted, Murrill refused to defend the new map, calling it unconstitutional and rooted in race-based politics rather than representation. The lawsuit landed before Judge Eboni Johnson-Rose, a Democrat previously suspended by the Louisiana Supreme Court — and even she sided with Murrill, agreeing the Attorney General is not obligated to defend an unconstitutional law.
  
  23:00 We react to Louisiana Congressman Troy Carter’s calls for “communication and cooperation” during Day 9 of the government shutdown — and explain why his message completely misses the mark.
  
  We Dig Deep into Mayor Tom Arsenault’s proposal to implement a temporary 2% fee on Shreveport water bills to fund his block-by-block blight cleanup initiative. While small-government conservatives are naturally cautious about new taxes, this fee is framed as temporary and necessary to tackle a serious urban problem. Blight, including abandoned homes, apartments, and commercial buildings, reduces property values, fosters crime, and discourages new investment. With no state or federal grants currently available, the mayor argues that this fee is a practical way to raise funds to protect neighborhoods and public safety.
  
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  40:30 And we discuss the Louisiana Department of Health’s decision not to hold public flu vaccine events or run taxpayer-funded advertising campaigns for the second year in a row.
  
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