Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Willis Knighton opens new nuclear oncology center that promises to improve cancer for patients
Willis Knighton Health in Shreveport opens its new seven-million-dollar nuclear oncology department today. Officials say it will radically change cancer treatments for patients in the region. Medical ...
Mar 31, 2025
Poor 2nd quarter puts an end to the Lady Tigers season in the Elite Eight
For the second year in a row the LSU Lady Tigers season ended in the Elite Eight. LSU shot 37 percent from the field as they missed several shots they normally make in a 72-65. Coach Kim Mulkey says t...
Mar 30, 2025 Courtesy of LSU athletics
All four constitutional amendments on March 29th ballot go down in defeat
Louisiana voters rejected all four Constitutional amendments on Saturday's ballot. It's a political defeat for Governor Jeff Landry, who pushed for Amendment 2, telling voters it would make the state ...
Mar 29, 2025 grublee / Depositphotos.com
Crawfish prices hit a new low for 2025
Crawfish prices have dropped 25 cents, hitting a new low for 2025. According to the Crawfish App, live crawfish are averaging $3.64 a pound, when it comes to boiled crawfish, you can expect to pay a l...
Mar 28, 2025 Tom Head / CC
Board of Regents recommends UNO's move back to the LSU system
Louisiana's higher education board recommends that the University of New Orleans should be managed by the LSU System, instead of the U-L System. UNO's enrollment has dropped significantly since 2003, ...
Mar 27, 2025
Wallethub study ranks Louisiana as the 3rd most stressed state
Are you stressed out? A new study by WalletHub shows that Louisiana is the third most stressed state in the country. "Largely in part because it has the second highest poverty rate in the country, 12%...
Mar 27, 2025
Former four-term U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston dies at 92
Former four-term Louisiana U.S. Senator J Bennett Johnston has passed away at the age of 92. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat was Johnston's executive assistant in charge of Louisiana political opera...
Mar 25, 2025
U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments on whether Louisiana's 2nd Black Majority Congressional district is legal
The U-S Supreme Court heard arguments today on whether Louisiana's Congressional map is constitutional. The Louisiana Attorney General's Office defended the map approved in 2024 that features two Blac...
Mar 24, 2025 Congressional Map in Senate Bill 8
St. Tammany Sheriff's Deputy killed in the line of duty
The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's office is mourning the death of Sergeant Grant Candies. The 37-year-old Candies was killed early Sunday morning while deploying a spike strip on Interstate 10 as autho...
Mar 24, 2025
16th Judicial District Attorney Bo Duhe passes away
Sixteenth Judicial District Attorney Bo Duhe has passed away. The New Iberia native died peacefully on Saturday at the age of 62. He's been the top prosecutor for Iberia, St. Mary and St. Martin Paris...
Mar 17, 2025
