<p class="p1"><strong>Why do KPLC and DirecTV not have Channel 29 on? We’re missing all the Saints games and all the Cowboys games.</strong></p><p class="p2">Channel 29, KVHP-TV, and Channel 7, KPLC-TV, are owned by different companies.</p><p class="p2">The first, a Fox affiliate, is owned by North Carolina-based American Spirit Media, and the second, an NBC affiliate, is owned by Alabama-based Raycom Media.</p><p class="p2">DirecTV’s lineup lacks KVHP because the satellite provider and the station’s parent company can’t agree on the price DirecTV should pay to retransmit the Fox station.  </p><p class="p2">DirecTV spokesman Tarvis Thompson told The Informer on Oct. 11 that the provider needs the station owner’s permission to offer KVHP.</p><p class="p2">In response to another reader’s query, Thompson said American Spirit Media “is deliberately stopping KVHP from reaching your home until American Spirit receives a significant increase in fees” in exchange for retransmission rights.</p><p class="p2">“We want to get KVHP back into your local lineup as soon as possible. …,” Thompson wrote in an email. “Our goal is to resolve this matter quickly and reasonably, and we appreciate your patience while we attempt just that.”</p><p class="p2">In a statement posted online, American Spirit Media blames the satellite provider for the disruption.</p><p class="p2">“On September 21, 2017, DirecTV dropped KVHP from their lineup. This disruption in service was the last thing we wanted…in fact, our parent company offered extensions to DirecTV with the intention of getting a deal done without any impact on viewers like you. …,” the statement reads.</p><p class="p2">“We do not feel it is right for us to give away our programming to a company that then packages it with other services and equipment and resells it to make large profits.”</p><p class="p4"><strong>For more info:</strong> <a href="http://asmcommitment.com/kvhp" target="_blank">asmcommitment.com/kvhp</a>; <a href="http://www.att.com" target="_blank">www.att.com</a>.</p><p class="p5"> </p><p class="p6"><strong>Call Animal Services if you hit an animal</strong></p><p class="p1"><strong>What should you do if you hit an animal with your car?</strong></p><p class="p2">You should call Calcasieu Parish Animal Services at 721-3730. Officials will “evaluate the situation and respond accordingly,” said Wyvette Pryor-Cousin, an Animal Services spokeswoman.</p><p class="p4"><strong>For more info:</strong> <a href="http://www.cppj.net." target="_blank">www.cppj.net.</a></p><p class="p3"> </p><p class="p7">The Informer answers questions from readers each Sunday, Monday and Wednesday. It is researched and written by <strong>Andrew Perzo</strong>, an <em>American Press</em> staff writer. To ask a question, call 494-4098 and leave voice mail, or email informer@americanpress.com.</p>