Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Ponchatoula lawmaker want Lake Maurepas carbon drilling to "slow its roll"
A Tangipahoa Parish lawmaker wants to suspend drilling of carbon capture wells in Lake Maurepas. Ponchatoula Representative Bill Wheat (R - Dist.73) says he'll file a bill for the regular legislative ...
Mar 02, 2023
BRPD Chief discusses the Nathan Millard case on Talk Louisiana
As a search team from Texas is in town looking for a Georgia man who went missing a week ago, Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul was a guest on Jim Engster's Talk Louisiana this morning discussing t...
Mar 02, 2023 The body of 42-year-old Nathan Millard or Covington, GA was found in north Baton Rouge around 3 am March 6, 2023.
"It Came From Wuhan Lab." Cassidy says mocked conspiracy theories about COVID are becoming new fact.
During his weekly press conference, Senator Bill Cassidy addressed comments from the FBI and federal Energy Department saying COVID-19 most likely got out of a viral research lab in Wuhan, China. Cass...
Mar 01, 2023 EpicTop10.com / CC
Texas search and recovery organization beefs up search for missing Georgia Executive - Nathan Millard
Newly released photos show 42-year-old Nathan Millard inside a downtown Baton Rouge hotel before he vanished. Millard, a Georgia executive and married father of five disappeared after leaving Happy's ...
Mar 01, 2023
House Speaker Clay Schexnayder considering a run for governor
Louisiana House Speaker Clay Schexnayder says he's considering a run for governor. The Republican from Ascension Parish says he will only get into the race, if U-S Representative Garret Graves decides...
Mar 01, 2023 Speaker of the House Clay Schexnayder
Pandemic protections ending, state to begin annual evaluations for Medicaid
COVID protections from the federal government end in April, which means Medicaid recipients will be reevaluated for eligibility. Tara LeBlanc Executive Director of Louisiana's Medicaid program said si...
Mar 01, 2023
Democrat Dustin Granger announces run for State Treasurer this fall
A Democrat has announced he'll run for State Treasurer of Louisiana this fall. He is 42-year-old Dustin Granger; a professional financial planner from Lake Charles. He says he wants to make the state ...
Mar 01, 2023
Are back-to-back devastating hurricanes becoming the norm?
Are back-to-back hurricanes a phenomenon or are they becoming the norm? A Princeton University study said they are becoming more routine, and the culprit is climate change. State Climatologist Barry K...
Mar 01, 2023
Rep. Danny McCormick files "Constitutional Carry" bill again this year
A so-called "Constitutional Carry" bill has been filed for the legislative session that starts in April. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick says Louisianans may already "open carry" a firearm in ...
Feb 28, 2023 Representative Danny McCormick (R) Oil City
A Lafayette biotech company to expand headquarters and increase employment
The Lafayette-based biotech company - Tides Medical is expanding its corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility. With a growing demand for amniotic skin substitutes, the $1.5M upgrade will incr...
Feb 28, 2023
