Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
LSU Health New Orleans outlines plan to eliminate cervical cancer
LSU Health New Orleans unveils its plan to reduce cervical cancer cases in Louisiana by 2035. They are partnering with Louisiana Cancer Prevention and Control Programs and other local and regional par...
Apr 03, 2026
Legislation to shield from public records what athletes make in revenue-sharing agreements heads to the House floor
Legislation that would keep private the income college athletes receive in a revenue sharing agreement with a public university is heading to the House floor. A federal settlement involving the NCAA g...
Apr 03, 2026 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
LSU storms back from 7 down to win a pivotal series over Kentucky
In a game that the LSU Tigers needed to win to avoid a 3-6 start in SEC play, the Tigers fell behind 7-0 only to rally and beat the Kentucky Wildcats 14-10. LSU got two big swings. A grand slam by Joh...
Mar 29, 2026
Lady Tigers season is over; Kim Mulkey's career is not
Tough ending to a season with high hopes as the Lady Tigers failed to advance to the Elite Eight for a fourth consecutive year in a row, as Duke's Ashlon Jackson hit a buzzer-beating shot to beat LSU ...
Mar 28, 2026 LSU head coach Kim Mulkey addressed and dismissed false rumors about her retirement following LSU’s 87–85 Sweet 16 loss to Duke (Photo by LSU Athletics).
It's time to "Boot Up" again as Will Wade returns four years after his firing from LSU
Will Wade is returning to Baton Rouge to coach the LSU men's basketball team. A stunning development considering it was four years ago that he was fired for committing NCAA recruiting violations. Wade...
Mar 26, 2026 New LSU basketball coach can go home again - he's returning to LSU, where he was head coach from 2017-22. (Tiger Rag file photo).
Fraternities and sororities could be permanently kicked off campus if a hazing incident results in death
Universities could permanently ban a student organization if a hazing incident results in a student's death under legislation heading to the House floor. The proposal is in response to the death of So...
Mar 26, 2026 Caleb Wilson. Photo credit: Southern University Marching Band
Legislation aimed at Blake Miguez's Congressional campaign is discussed in a Senate committee
Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey does not believe politicians should be able to run for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives if they do not live in the district they are seeking to represent. Cath...
Mar 26, 2026 (photo courtesy of Blake Miguez/Facebook)
Former Rapides Parish Sheriff William Earl Hilton killed in hit-and-run; suspect from Pollock faces first-degree murder
Rapides Parish remains in shock over the tragic death of former longtime sheriff William Earl Hilton who was killed in what investigators are calling an hit and run. Current Sheriff Mark Wood says 53-...
Mar 24, 2026
Lady Tigers are a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the Mulkey era
LSU's 27-5 record earned them a number two seed in the NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament. The Lady Tigers will host the first two rounds, starting on Friday against Jacksonville. The Lady Dolphins ar...
Mar 16, 2026 Courtesy of LSU athletics
Tiger Rag and other news outlets sue LSU over not providing information on revenue sharing deals with players
Tiger Rag magazine executive editor Todd Horne is among a trio of Baton Rouge reporters who are suing LSU for refusing to disclose records of public money it's paying to student athletes. Piper Hutchi...
Mar 13, 2026 (Tiger Rag photo by Jonathan Mailhes).
