Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

State Wildlife & Fisheries agents arrest a Patterson man for illegally taking nutria, to collect bounties for the invasive species. LDWF spokesman Adam Einck (EYE-nk) says their investigation bega...

Bad news for the Pelicans as All-Star forward Zion Williamson will miss several more weeks after he re-aggravated his right hamstring. Pelicans executive vice president David Griffin says Williamson w...

Chair of the state Democratic Party, Katie Bernhardt tells The Advocate she's not running for governor. And while her recent TV ad received widespread criticism from party members, LaPolitics.com publ...

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announces a 30-day application period is open for the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program. Donelon says the incentive program will offer matching grants to incentiviz...

February is American Heart Month, a time to focus on how to improve your cardiovascular health. LSU Health New Orleans Cardiologist Dr. Frank Smart said the idea that chest and heart pain have to be o...

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback and Minden native, L'Jarius Sneed is expected to play in his second Super Bowl Sunday. Sneed's Minden High School Coach Spencer Heard said watching the big game is even m...

A Jefferson Parish lawmaker has filed legislation that would crack down on thieves who break into people's cars, by stiffening their minimum sentence. Metairie Republican state Representative Laurie S...

The LSU Board of Supervisors votes to name the basketball court at the PMAC after both Dale Brown and Sue Gunter. Both coaches won over 400 games at LSU, but in 2021 the board voted to only have Brown...

Monroe Senator Katrina Jackson faces litigation after blocking a Twitter user from commenting on her page. Tulane First Amendment Law Clinic Director Katie Schwartzmann said the courts consider the in...

  It's Super Bowl weekend and an estimated one in five Americans will bet on the game, and it's the second one in Louisiana with mobile sports betting online. Chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Con...