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Join Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr on American Ground Radio - Louisiana Edition as they delve deep into the heartbeat of Louisiana, serving up a gumbo of local and statewide news, and political opinion to boot.


Whether you're in NOLA or Natchitoches, Minden or Moss Bluff, grab a seat and savor not just the spicy Louisiana politics, but also the company of friends and family that make this place we call home.





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  • Why Are Ballot Measures Written to Confuse You?

    Why Are Ballot Measures Written to Confuse You?
    Oct 19 2026
    You’re listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for October 16, 2026.

    We start with election season and the local races many of you have on your ballots, from mayor to sheriff to city council. We talk about the difference between candidates who bring the data and candidates who lean on emotion, and why a claim like “it’s not happening in my neighborhood” can spread faster than the facts. Using the Shreveport mayor’s race as an example, we look at Mayor Tom Arsenault’s block-by-block cleanup program. We also ask what it means for a campaign to leave the public better informed than before it began.

    In the Top 3 Things You Need to Know, a judge dismisses State Representative Steven Jackson’s conviction for impersonating a police officer, and we weigh what that means given his plea and his comments afterward. New Orleans is considering closing another elementary school, and we talk about declining enrollment and why consolidation is sometimes necessary. Another Shreveport apartment complex has its water shut off over a $145,000 unpaid bill, and we talk about the tenants caught in the middle.

    Next, we take on the 10 constitutional amendments on the Louisiana ballot and ask why they’re written at a postgraduate reading level. We discuss why a confused mind always says no, and we point you to the Public Affairs Research Council’s guide at parlouisiana.org, which gives both sides of every amendment.

    For Digging Deep, we break down the Shreveport mayoral forums hosted by KTBS and KSLA. We look at how incumbent Arsenault, Tammy Phelps, Stormy Gage Watts, and John Paul Young stacked up, what The Hayride’s coverage had to say, and where the race stands on fundraising and the polls.

    Then we turn to the Oregon father who ran toward gunfire at his children’s school and stopped a shooter. We talk about the good guy with a gun, how rare these incidents really are, and what the legitimate debate over gun policy should be. In Say What, Vice President J.D. Vance launches his anti-fraud pledge, and we go through all six points to see whether we’d sign it.

    We also look at Elon Musk’s flying, barrel-rolling Tesla Roadster demo in Texas. Then we play a game with SoFi’s per-capita fraud rankings and see which states come out on top and which come out cleanest, including how Louisiana did. We finish with Washington State’s new $126 permit just to shop for a firearm, and we ask when exercising a constitutional right started requiring proof you can afford it.

    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, visit AmericanGroundRadio.com, and join the conversation at 866-AGR-1776.
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    42 min
  • Daycare Costs Are Keeping Louisiana Moms Out of Work

    Daycare Costs Are Keeping Louisiana Moms Out of Work
    Oct 16 2026
    You’re listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for October 15, 2026.

    We start with a question about the Louisiana economy: if we want more people working and fewer families depending on government assistance, who’s going to watch the kids? We look at the cost of child care, which can run about $12,000 a year for one child. We also look at a Louisiana Policy Institute for Children estimate that expanding early childhood education could bring 30,000 parents back into the workforce. We debate whether the answer is government subsidies, stronger two-parent families, or a family member who can stay home, and why it matters for Louisiana’s future.

    Then it’s our Top 3 Things You Need to Know. First, Governor Jeff Landry says the state will fund infrastructure work for the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board, after the city pulled its $110 million bond request amid a fight involving Attorney General Liz Murrill and potential investigations of city leaders. Second, Louisiana is headed for an estimated $565 million budget surplus, with part of it required to go to retirement debt and the rainy day fund. Third, white powder packages were sent to the Secretary of State’s offices in Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Ohio, all Republican-led states, just weeks before the election.

    Next, we applaud Saints owner Gayle Benson for publicly calling the team’s 1-4 start unacceptable, and we talk about Steve Jobs’s “fearless feedback” and why you can’t fix a problem you won’t acknowledge. We also go to the phones with political strategist and columnist Jensen Young, who tells us about his Midterm Prayer Guide, a daily prayer calendar through November for GOP candidates, congressional delegations, and even rice farmers on opening day of the Crowley rice festival. It’s available at The Hayride and Citizens for a New Louisiana.

    After the break, with the October 15 extension deadline behind us, we talk about taxes: why they’re so frustrating, why incentives matter, and whether lower rates grow the economy and federal revenue. Then it’s Say What, where Kamala Harris tells Keke Palmer’s podcast she wants to expand the Supreme Court and change the Electoral College. We take that apart, along with her interest in adding D.C. and Puerto Rico as states.

    We also look at the 600 soldiers from the 10th Mountain Division heading to Central America to train with partner nations against the cartels, and what makes these groups a national security threat rather than just a criminal one. We run down The Center Square’s early 2028 polls for both parties, with J.D. Vance and Kamala Harris out front. We close with a bright spot: Oscar winner Hilary Swank is expecting again at 52, a reminder that sometimes the greatest accomplishment is sitting at the breakfast table.

    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, visit AmericanGroundRadio.com, and join the conversation at 866-AGR-1776.
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    42 min
  • Louisiana Amendment 4 Explained: Governor Term Limits on the November 3rd Ballot

    Louisiana Amendment 4 Explained: Governor Term Limits on the November 3rd Ballot
    Oct 15 2026
    You’re listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for Octobe 14, 2026.

    We start with Louisiana’s Amendment 4 on the November 3rd ballot, which would permanently bar a governor from returning to office after serving eight years. We explain how the current law lets a governor sit out one term and run again, look at Louisiana’s history of returning governors from Earl Long to Edwin Edwards, and weigh the conservative case for limiting power against the freedom of voters to choose their leaders.

    In the Top 3 Things You Need to Know, St. George announces plans for its own charter school by 2028 after voters statewide denied the city its own school district. Thrive Academy in Baton Rouge suspends the rest of its football season after a post-game brawl. And two more corrections officers are arrested in Evangeline Parish for allegedly bringing drugs into jail, part of a growing list across the state. A listener texts the AGR text line with a question about whether term limits should apply across all elected offices, and we talk through it.

    In Digging Deep, we look at rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his plans for Shreveport, from G-Unit Studios to a downtown entertainment district, and his recent comments that he’s in no hurry to invest further. We look at what he did and didn’t say, what KTBS reported, and the benchmarks he agreed to with the state, and we ask how much a city should give and what a developer owes in return.

    Speaker Mike Johnson says not to believe the polls, and CNN’s Harry Enten reports a 38-point drop in the Democratic margin among New York’s Jewish voters since 2022. We then turn to the New York attorney general race, where Letitia James faced Republican Saritha Kometreddi in a debate that drew a lot of attention and some strong reviews. We play the exchange about the facts and the law, hear Kometreddi’s opening statement, and discuss what the race says about politics and prosecution.

    Customs and Border Protection officers stop nearly $700,000 in illegal narcotics in two smuggling attempts at the same port of entry, and we discuss border security and the drop in opioid deaths. We play a game ranking the states by self-reported mental health problems, from Oregon at the top of the list to New Jersey at the bottom, and see what surprises us. Finally, we ask whether another Meet the Fockers movie can survive the politics of its stars.

    Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, visit AmericanGroundRadio.com, and join the conversation at 866-AGR-1776.
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    42 min
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