Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

Governor Jeff Landry expects Louisiana will continue to rise in the national rankings for K-12 public education. According to the latest U.S. News and World Report, Louisiana ranks 40th. Landry says r...

The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or BESE, unanimously approved new policies based on State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley's Let Teachers Teach workgroup. Brumle...

Ground has been broken on the long awaited Jimmie Davis Bridge replacement project. The 360 million dollar project will be a new bridge connecting south Bossier City and Shreveport. DOTD Secretary Joe...

Governor Jeff Landry and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Madison Sheahan have asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to expand hunting opportunities for black-bellied whist...

Louisiana State Police Emergency Services Unit are investigating an offshore explosion on the night of August 17 in south Plaquemines Parish that killed one person. Sgt. Kate Stegall with LSP says the...

New Orleans Representative Mandie Landry is in Chicago for the Democratic National Convention. She was locked in to go with the Louisiana Delegation while President Joe Biden was the nominee, but says...

State lawmakers are looking for ways to reduce auto insurance rates after Marketwatch.com crowned Louisiana with the highest full-coverage car insurance rates in the country. House Speaker Phillip DeV...

The Council for A Better Louisiana , or CABL, says the state is making progress on less than half of the thirty-five indicators for wellbeing, and trending slightly downwards from last year. CABL pres...

The Louisiana Workforce Commission the state's unemployment rate for July dropped below 4% to 3.9%. Director of Research and Economic Analysis Emily Dipalma says when the unemployment rate is this low...

The Louisiana Department of Transportation says a major step has been taken in the construction of a new I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge. Project Manager Paul Vaught says they've officially reached a fina...