Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

The Louisiana State Fire Marshal is modifying the statewide burn ban. State Fire Marshal Office spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says the biggest change is that each parish will be able to opt out based o...

We continue our profiles of the six main candidates for governor and today its John Schroder, who is a former state lawmaker and has served as the state's treasurer since 2017. Schroder says he wants ...

Last year 906 people died on Louisiana roadways, that's almost a seven percent decrease from 2021 which had 972 fatalities. That's according to the LSU Center for Analytics and Research and in Transpo...

Two of the four fires that have damaged more than 40,000 of woodlands in Louisiana are under control, according to the Southern Area Complex Incident Management Gold Team. The Lions Camp Road and Eliz...

State Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain says the Louisiana Forestry Association continues to offer a reward of up to $15 thousand for tips leading to the arrest of arsonists in the sta...

Former State Transportation Director Shawn Wilson said he's the best gubernatorial candidate because of his proven bipartisan leadership and the ability to deliver infrastructure projects. Projects li...

Also on the October 14th ballot are four constitutional amendments. Steven Procopio, President of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana said a vote for Amendment 1 would ban the use of fina...

The Louisiana Association of Business and Industry has a new president. Will Green is leaving as the head of the Louisiana Automobile Dealers Association to lead L-A-B-I. Green says he wants to work w...

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services has appointed Dr. Rebecca Hook as its first Medical Director to help with medical response efforts to child abuse and neglect. Amanda Brunson D...

A major donor to Jeff Landry's gubernatorial campaign is asking for his $100,000 donation to be returned. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat said it appears donor John Odom has a beef with Landry hirin...