Barksdale Airforce Base Expansion & Infrastructure in North Baton Rouge

You're listening to American Ground Radio with Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone. This is the full show for September 19, 2025.

0:30 The defense industry is expanding around Barksdale Air Forse Base in Bossier City. The expansion brings new technology and new job opportunities.

9:58 Plus, we cover the Top 3 Things You Need to Know.

• New Orleans Mayor, LaToya Cantrell has had her trial date postponed until next year.
• The Caddo Parish Commission voted this week to approve a $10 million pickleball facility in south Shreveport.
• A new repair facility is coming to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City.
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  13:30 We discuss the recent Congressional resolution honoring Charlie Kirk and AOC's reaction.
  
  23:00 Plus, the left likes to accuse Donald Trump of racism, but his support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities shows us otherwise.
  
  26:30 We Dig Deep into a grant from the Delta Regional Authority to Build Baton Rouge to bolster development, public transportation, and job opportunities. But is lack of infrastructure really the biggest barrier to economoic growth in North Baton Rouge?
  
  32:30 Get Prodovite from Victory Nutrition International for 20% off. Go to vni.life/agr and use the promo code AGR20.
  
  33:30 We discuss a horrific crime in Calcasieu Parish, involving a 43-year-old man who befriended a 72-year-old woman, maxed out her credit cards, and later murdered her.
  
  37:00 And we guess the top 10 job-creating states in the country.
  
  40:30 And the barbecue crunch wrap is back at Magnolia Pit BBQ.