Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Vernon Parish Sheriff's Office trying to solve 33 year old case case of missing teen Tammy Call
It was 33 years ago when 15-year-old Tammy Call disappeared from Leesville High School and seven years later, her remains were found in the Sandy Hill area. On the anniversary of her disappearance, Ve...
Feb 21, 2023 Tammy Call who went missing February 20, 1990 from Leesville High School.
Chasing Chickens in City of Eunice is a Mardi Gras Tradition
Mardi Gras in the City of Eunice is not your typical idea of Mardi Gras. Instead of beads and doubloons, revelers chase chickens in colorful costumes. City of Eunice Events Coordinator, Courtney Elkin...
Feb 21, 2023 Courtesy of Louisiana Travel
Lt. Governor Nungesser's great aunt was a Mardi Gras pioneer for women
When Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser talks about how Mardi Gras is such a unique tradition in Louisiana, you could say it's in his DNA because it is. 106 years ago, his great-great aunt Aminthe Nungesser...
Feb 21, 2023 Aminthe Nungesser
NOLA mayor flips off parade riders Saturday. Will there be political fallout from that act?
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is under fire again; this time for a viral video showing her making an obscene gesture at some float riders. The video, taken Saturday during the Krewe of Tucks parad...
Feb 20, 2023
Single-vehicle crash in St. Martin Parish kills two
In St. Martin Parish a single-vehicle crash killed two Breaux Bridge residents. Trooper Thomas Gossen said that shortly after 1 p.m. they were notified of the crash on State Highway 328 Sunday. He sai...
Feb 20, 2023 Tony Webster / CC
Two killed and two seriously injured in a two vehicle crash, Terrebonne Parish
A head-on crash in Terrebonne Parish kills two and seriously injures two others. Trooper Ross Brennan said that shortly after 4 p.m. yesterday on Highway 57 near Dulac, 50-year-old Craig Boudreaux and...
Feb 20, 2023
Church fire in Grant Parish not arson
The State Fire Marshal's Office said the fire that destroyed the New Friendship Baptist Church in Grant Parish Thursday is not suspicious. SFMO spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue said investigators have det...
Feb 20, 2023
A teenager is dead and four others wounded as gunfire erupts during a Mardi Gras parade
One person was killed and four others wounded in a shooting along the Bacchus parade route in uptown New Orleans last night. Gunfire rang out at around 9:30 PM and witnesses say everyone near the scen...
Feb 20, 2023
Teachers union urges lawmakers to fully fund pay raises
Governor Edwards is proposing $2,000 increases for teachers and $1,000 for support staff in the upcoming legislative session, but he wants to give them even more if the Revenue Estimating Conference f...
Feb 20, 2023
Plans to build a new toll bridge across the Red River between Caddo & Bossier parishes moving forward
A project to build a proposed a new, privately-funded toll bridge across the Red River - connecting Caddo and Bossier parishes - moves forward with permit approval. Attorney William Bradford speaks fo...
Feb 19, 2023
