Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
BRPD arrest three 19-year-olds in the death of mother and unborn child
Baton Rouge Police have arrested three 19-year-old men in the murder of a pregnant woman and her unborn child early Sunday morning. Sgt. L'Jean McKneely says minutes before the shooting - the victim d...
Apr 17, 2023
Most residents support incentives for Louisiana film industry
Legislation to keep film tax incentives in place permanently in Louisiana will be heard in House Ways and Means tomorrow and a recent poll indicates 66% of residents are in favor of those incentives. ...
Apr 17, 2023
Legislation to create the Center for Safe Schools within GOHSEP to be heard
After creating a commission to assist schools and nonprofits with guidance and training for crisis management last year, Shreveport Senator Barry Milligan wants to make it a permanent entity, and esta...
Apr 17, 2023
Bill to end state income tax gets its first hearing Monday
A bill that would end state income tax in Louisiana goes before the House Ways & Means Committee Monday. The bill is authored by republican Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson, who says his H...
Apr 15, 2023
LDWF Secretary Jack Montoucet resigns as he's tied to a kickback scheme
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Jack Montoucet has submitted his resignation as it has become public he's involved in a bribery scandal. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says...
Apr 14, 2023
A rapidly spreading fungus is alarming the medical community
A fungus by the name of Candida Auris is rapidly spreading at an alarming rate, and it's one with a high mortality rate. LSU Health New Orleans Infectious Disease specialist, Dr. Fred Lopez says treat...
Apr 14, 2023 Umberto Salvagnin / CC
2021 suicide rates in the U.S. saw the largest one year increase
Suicide rates in the U.S. saw the largest one-year increase in 2021, that's after two previous years of decline. According to the National Centers for Disease Control, the suicide rate increased by fo...
Apr 13, 2023 Nick Fewings / Unsplash
Louisiana farmers hope to rebound at Ponchatoula's Strawberry Festival after fungal disease and harsh weather made for a berry-unpredictable year
Too much rain and a crop-eating disease have put many Louisiana strawberry farmers in a berry bad position but they are hopeful Ponchatoula's Strawberry Festival will help them rebound. Livingston Par...
Apr 13, 2023 Amy / CC
House committee advances bill to let A.G. crack down on adult websites that do nothing to prevent kids viewing them
A House committee advances a bill to let the attorney general crack down on adult website who do not age verify users as adults. In the House Commerce Committee, bill sponsor and Jefferson parish Repr...
Apr 13, 2023
Legislation that requires locator beacons on life jackets of offshore workers is headed to the House floor
Legislation that requires personal locator beacons on life jackets of offshore workers being transported offshore by aircraft was approved by the House Commerce Committee. Jennings Representative Troy...
Apr 13, 2023
