Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Will Wade now in Blue and Gold as he's introduced as McNeese's new men's basketball coach
Former LSU men's basketball coach Will Wade was introduced today as the new head coach of the McNeese Cowboys. LSU fired Wade a year ago after the NCAA alleged he helped supply impressible cash paymen...
Mar 13, 2023 Photo courtesy of McNeese athletics
Waguespack says he can keep residents from leaving Louisiana as governor
Republican and former president of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry Stephen Waguespack is also running for governor. As the fifth Republican to join the race he said he wants to make...
Mar 13, 2023 Stephen Waguespack
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation dedicates $660 million toward construction of Mid-Barataria Sediment
The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority says the final funding piece is in place for the construction of the Mid-Barataria Sediment, a massive coastal restoration project expected t...
Mar 13, 2023
LSU President William Tate is on a bus tour this week to spread the school's mission and message
LSU President William Tate will get a taste of Louisiana on his inaugural Scholarship First bus tour that kicks off Monday. The tour, powered by RoyOMartin, the first stop will be at LSU's original ca...
Mar 10, 2023
FDA approves a nasal spray for migraine treatment
The FDA has approved a nasal spray for the treatment of migraines and Ochsner Health Neurologist Dr. Jose Posas said this is welcome news because there are more options than ever to give migraine suff...
Mar 10, 2023
Another significant price drop for crawfish in Louisiana
If a crawfish boil is on your agenda this weekend, you'll be happy to know the average price has dropped 50 cents a pound, to $2.84 a pound for live mudbugs. That's according to Crawfish App Co-founde...
Mar 10, 2023 nola.agent / CC
Louisiana parents arrested 30 years after infant daughter found in garbage bag
State Police investigators have arrested the parents of an infant female found inside a garbage bag in Picayune, Mississippi back in 1992. Inga Johansen Carriere was arrested in Avondale, LA on Feb. 2...
Mar 10, 2023
First Lady visiting Louisiana Cancer Research Center to promote Cancer Moonshot
First Lady Jill Biden is making her first trip to the Bayou State today and visiting the Louisiana Cancer Research Center in New Orleans. Her visit underscores Cancer Moonshot, the initiative to cut t...
Mar 10, 2023 Marc Nozell / CC
Neutral weather conditions are expected for the state approaching spring season
No La Nina or El Nino means neutral weather conditions for Louisiana. The La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity is no longer a threat to the state. State Climatologist ...
Mar 09, 2023
DCFS hires more than 300 employees
The Department of Children and Family Services has hired 326 full-time workers since July, which increases their staff to 3,589. The agency has been under fire after several high-profile child death c...
Mar 09, 2023
