Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

As the drought continues, firefighters in Sabine Parish remain vigilant to keep two wildfires that erupted earlier this week contained. South Sabine Fire Chief Douglas Downs said there are still a few...

The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana held a candidate forum featuring treasurer candidates Democrat Dustin Granger, and Republicans Scott McKnight and John Fleming. Each candidate was aske...

Discount supermarket chain Aldi is set to purchase nearly 400 Winn-Dixie and Harvey Supermarkets from Southeastern Grocers in a cash deal set to close in the first half of 2024. LSU Economist Jim Rich...

Governor John Bel Edwards hit on a variety of topics during his "Ask the Governor" show on Wednesday, August 17th. He talked about the Louisiana Pardon Board hearing clemency applications from death r...

72-year-old Hamid Ghassemi, a used car dealer in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, faces life in prison after a jury found him guilty of first-degree murder after he hired three men to kill his ex-wife in 20...

Recent research from LSU Demographer Tim Slack found that three in four Louisiana parishes saw more deaths than births from 2020 to 2022. Slack says overall the state's population declined by 67,000 d...

Louisiana Wildlife Federation is encouraging building owners, businesses, and residents to participate in turning off bright or excess outdoor lighting from 11 PM to 6 AM every day through November 15...

Following the first day of hearings over teens being housed at Angola, advocates voiced their frustrations with the Office of Juvenile Justice at a press conference Tuesday. Lead counsel, David Utter ...

Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis plans to ask the state's utility companies to delay customer disconnections for non-payment, days after Governor John Bel Edwards declared a state o...

A new survey by Tulane University gives more insight into the prevalence of violence in Louisiana. Newcomb Institute Executive Director Dr. Anita Raj led the survey and said the findings were alarming...