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The most recent episode of the KTBS political podcast “The APP-Arklatex People and Politics” is now available online. It features Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple. The conversation touched on a variety of different subjects, including Louisiana’s high rates for both auto and home insurance and the things that are being done to help get them down. The commissioner also discussed ways...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, from Bossier Parish, paid another recent visit to KTBS-3 for an in-studio interview. Johnson discussed a wide variety of topics on the KTBS political podcast “The APP-Arklatex People and Politics.”Topics ranged from the recent shutdown of the federal government to the affordability crisis to the bombing of drug boats in Venezuela—and many more.The APP is...

The most recent edition of the KTBS-TV political podcast “The APP – ArkLaTex People and Politics” is now available online. This episode of The APP features Louisiana’s 6th District Congressman Cleo Fields.Recorded just a few days before what looks like the probable ending of the federal government shutdown, Congressman Fields discusses his views on the shutdown, SNAP benefits, extension of the...

Louisiana’s Secretary of Revenue is the most recent guest on the KTBS political podcast: “The App - ArkLaTex People and Politics.”Nelson has helped oversee a restructuring of Louisiana’s tax policies and discusses what that means for the future of the state.According to Nelson, Louisiana’s current income tax is now among the lowest in the country; and he explains what that means for the future of...

This episode of the KTBS-TV political podcast “The APP – ArkLaTex People and Politics” features Louisiana Speaker of the House Phillip DeVillier.DeVillier and Senate President Cameron Henry have been traveling across the state, holding town halls to receive feedback from constituents on the last legislative session and what they would like to see happen moving forward.DeVillier also discussed the...

This episode of the KTBS-TV political podcast, “The App – Arklatex People and Politics,” features a pair of Louisiana political consultants: Andrew Bautsch and Mitch Rabalais. Their agency, Devise Strategy Group, specializes in political strategy and consulting, fundraising, and advertising.Together, the pair helps shape a look at politics behind the scenes—what makes a good candidate, the...

This episode of the KTBS political podcast, “The App – ArkLaTex People and Politics,” features Stacey Melerine—a member of Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, more commonly referred to as BESE.Melerine discusses her road to becoming a BESE board member, which is rather unique; the role BESE plays in Louisiana education policy—which, in some respects, is surprising; and the...

This episode of the KTBS political podcast, “The App – ArkLaTex People and Politics,” features Conrad Cable. Cable is jumping into the race for Louisiana’s Congressional seat in District Four.Cable is a farmer from Union Parish who launched his campaign over the recent Labor Day weekend. He’s proud to share that he already has 150 volunteers assisting his campaign.A new closed primary system will...

This episode of the KTBS political podcast “The APP—Arklatex People and Politics” features Louisiana’s 5th District Congresswoman Julia Letlow.The congresswoman discusses a variety of topics—from ways to help farmers in her district with a proposed new savings account for agriculture, to her very personal story concerning her journey to Congress.Letlow has risen quickly in the capital as a member...

The most recent episode of the KTBS political podcast “The APP—Arklatex People and Politics” features Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy.Currently on recess, the senator paid a visit to our studios for a conversation on many subjects, including troops in the streets of Washington, D.C.; the creation of a sovereign wealth fund to help save Social Security; and the “Big Beautiful Bill.”Among other...