Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Homeowner insurance costs creates obstacle for new homeowners in Louisiana
Mortgage rates have climbed to 7.23 percent, the highest since 2001, which has cooled the housing market. But Louisiana Realtors CEO Norman Morris says a bigger obstacle to buying a new home is afford...
Aug 28, 2023 futureatlas.com / CC
Death row inmate could get new trial after appeals court tosses out death sentence
An appeals court has thrown out the conviction and death sentence for Jarrell Neal who was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder for the 1998 Metairie shooting deaths of Greg Vickers and Ferg...
Aug 28, 2023
LSU OT Will Campbell to wear #7, DT Mekhi Wingo #18
For the first time since LSU made wearing the number "7" jersey a thing, an offensive lineman will be the one with a seven on his uniform. Starting left tackle Will Campbell has been awarded the covet...
Aug 26, 2023
Governor Edwards: Louisiana facing an unprecedented event with wildfires
Governor John Bel Edwards was in southwest Louisiana this afternoon to get a first hand look at the response to numerous wild fires in Beauregard and Vernon Parishes. Edwards says the state is dealing...
Aug 25, 2023 Photo Courtesy of the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office
Thibodaux man found guilty in fatal crash of three teenagers in 2021
A jury needed only six hours to return a unanimous guilty verdict against 39-year-old Joey Clement of Thibodaux for killing three teenagers in a fatal crash in 2021. Lafourche Parish Assistant Distric...
Aug 25, 2023
Tiger Island Wildfire barely misses town of a thousand
The town of Merryville and the Junction areas are under a mandatory evacuation as a result of the ongoing Tiger Island wildfire. Beauregard Parish Sheriff spokesperson Shannon Burgess says that the fi...
Aug 25, 2023
Arrest in Vernon Parish, suspect charged with arson and violation of state burn ban
An arrest has been made in connection to one of the wildfires that erupted near Rosepine in Vernon Parish Thursday. Sheriff Sam Craft says 59-year-old Paul Nash faces two felony arson charges for viol...
Aug 25, 2023 The aftermath of a wildfire in Vernon Parish. August 24, 2023. Courtesy of Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office FB Page
State Ag Commissioner Mike Strain warns starting wildfires could lead to jail time
State Ag and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain promises to hold people who start wildfires responsible. Strain says these wildfires are destroying acres of land and property... "Accidental fires are a...
Aug 25, 2023
Most of Louisiana is in "extreme" or "severe" drought
Scorching temperatures and dry conditions has placed 90 percent of Louisiana in "extreme" or "severe" drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. State climatologist Barry Keim says the...
Aug 25, 2023
New Orleans native and Pearl Harbor sailor finally returns home
Pearl Harbor Sailor and New Orleans native Clarence Thompson will be buried in Slidell Friday morning, more than 80 years after the December 7th attack on the USS Oklahoma. His cousin Denise Bennett s...
Aug 24, 2023
