Data from Amazon Facility May Bring Growth to North Shreveport

You're listening to American Ground Radio with Stephen Parr and Louis R. Avallone. This is the full show for November 24, 2025. A new lawsuit in Louisiana is taking dead aim at something the state should’ve never approved in the first place: letting private carbon-capture companies use eminent domain to seize private land for their own profit. And look, eminent domain is supposed to be for public necessities — highways, water lines, schools — things society literally can’t function without. Carbon capture? Nobody needs it, nobody wants it, and it changes absolutely nothing about global temperatures even if we did it perfectly for a hundred years. This lawsuit finally forces the truth into the light:Carbon capture isn’t a public service — it’s a private subsidy scheme dressed up as climate policy. It’s unconstitutional, abusive, and the Republican legislature should’ve known better.Plus, we cover the Top 3 Things You Need to Know. With a projected budget deficit of $160 million next year, the city of New Orleans is facing the potential of hundreds of job cuts.The Shreveport City Council is pushing for even more pay raises for its city employees.Mayor Tom Arceneaux included a 5% increase in pay for firefighters and police officers.The Louisiana National Guard is being activated in New Orleans this weekend for security during the Bayou Classic between Southern University and Grambling State University. Get Performlyte from Victory Nutrition International for 20% off. Go to vni.life/agr and use the promo code AGR20. Senator Bill Cassidy just walked himself into a political mess — and Jake Tapper caught it on live TV. The CDC quietly dropped its old claim that vaccines don’t cause autism, Tapper pointed it out, and Cassidy froze. Now he’s blaming RFK Jr., blaming the CDC, blaming everyone but himself… all while autism rates keep climbing and the science gets muddier. It’s a whole political pretzel — and Cassidy is the one getting twisted.Solar power may be growing, but can it realistically power America? We take a hard look at the limits of solar energy—from reliability issues to vulnerability during severe weather—and why some argue that nuclear and natural gas offer far greater long-term potential. Meanwhile, in Iberia Parish, a $1.1 billion, 2.4-million-square-foot solar panel manufacturing facility—eleven times the size of the Caesar’s Superdome—has opened with little public fanfare. We explore what this massive project means for Louisiana’s economy, and whether investing heavily in solar aligns with the state’s energy needs.North Shreveport has trailed the south side for decades when it comes to new development — but a fresh push from city leaders, and some surprising data, may be setting the stage for a shift. We Dig Deep into a Shreveport-Bossier Advocate report on how officials are using real-time cell-phone movement data around Amazon’s massive new processing center to make the case for more investment in a long-overlooked part of the city. We explore how city officials hope to use this data to recruit retailers, fast-food chains, and even small local shops by showing just how much daily activity is concentrated around the Amazon facility — and how even a few new businesses could trigger a ripple effect of growth. And in a twist of irony, a company often blamed for wiping out small businesses could become the very catalyst that brings them back, transforming North Shreveport’s economy from the ground up.Get Prodovite Plus from Victory Nutrition International for 20% off. Go to vni.life/agr and use the promo code AGR20.Louisiana cuisine shines again! Three New Orleans restaurants—Commander's Palace, Emeril’s, and Peche—made the Rob Report’s list of the 100 greatest restaurants in America this century. We explore why these spots stand out, what makes Louisiana cuisine so enduring, and why you might need both a reservation and a small loan before checking them out yourself.Airports aren’t exactly known for being budget-friendly, but a new report from Casino.ca takes that idea to another level — ranking the most and least expensive airports in America based on what it costs to simply use them. One night in an airport hotel, a day of parking, and, yes, a single pint of beer. (Because according to the Canadians behind the study, a beer is apparently now an essential travel metric.) In this episode, we break down the surprising top five: from LaGuardia, crowned the priciest airport in the country, to Boston’s Logan and Denver International, all the way to DFW and JFK rounding out the list. Then we flip the script and look at the most affordable airports — including a standout showing from Louis Armstrong International in New Orleans, now officially one of the cheapest places in America to grab a hotel, park your car, and sip that obligatory airport beer.Christmas at the White House is one of those uniquely American traditions that manages to rise above politics — or at least, it should. In this episode, we look at the return of a classic moment: the First Lady stepping onto the North Lawn to greet the official White House Christmas tree, delivered this year by two majestic Clydesdales named Ben and Logan. (Because nothing says “holiday spirit” like a tree arriving with horsepower and a cleanup crew.) We trace the history of this tradition back to President Benjamin Harrison, who installed the first indoor White House Christmas tree in 1889, long before press conferences, consultants, or social media could get in the way of a simple family celebration. Follow us: americangroundradio.comFacebook: facebook.com / AmericanGroundRadioInstagram: instagram.com/americangroundradio