Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Niagara Bottling investing up to $160 million to build Tangipahoa Parish manufacturing facility
Niagara Bottling announced its plans to invest $160 million in a state-of-the-art production facility near Hammond. The company headquartered in Diamond Bar California operates more than 40 production...
Jan 12, 2023
Meet the candidates: Hunter Lundy, Independent for Governor in 2023.
Amid talk of who is and is not running for governor this fall, the first person who officially declared candidacy is Lake Charles attorney Hunter Lundy. Lundy is an independent, who says the fact that...
Jan 12, 2023
Reports: LSU QB Walker Howard enters transfer portal
Freshman LSU quarterback Walker Howard has reportedly entered the transfer portal. Tiger Rag Assistant Editor William Weathers says Howard was third string on the depth chart behind starter Jayden Dan...
Jan 12, 2023 Photo taken by Jonathan Maihes
Gray teen charged with terrorizing after social media threat
The Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office arrest a Gray teen in connection with a social media threat that he was attempting to acquire a gun and bring it to HL Bourgeois High School Thursday. Terrebonne...
Jan 12, 2023
Gov. Edwards celebrates the seven-year anniversary of Medicaid Expansion
On January 12th, 2016, Governor John Bel Edwards signed an executive order expanding Medicaid. The governor's communications director Lauren Leist says the decision seven years ago provided health ins...
Jan 12, 2023
Newest strain of COVID accounts for 18% of cases in Louisiana
The newest strain of COVID, XBB.1.5 is rapidly growing in the US, health experts say nationally the variant accounts for 30% of cases. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter said currently it only accoun...
Jan 12, 2023 sergio santos / CC
DOTD announces plans to repair a damaged Interstate 10 overpass in Lafayette
The Louisiana Department of Transportation announces plans to repair the Interstate 10 eastbound overpass at I-49 in Lafayette after a truck driving under the overpass caused extensive damage to three...
Jan 11, 2023
Former state senator Karen Carter Peterson sentence to 22-months for wire fraud
Former state senator Karen Carter Peterson received a 22-month prison sentence today after admitting she used more than 140-thousand dollars in campaign funds from her own campaign and the Democratic ...
Jan 11, 2023
Theriot pleads guilty to 2019 multi-parish shooting spree to avoid death penalty
Dakota Theriot plead guilty today to killing three people in Livingston Parish and two in Ascension Parish after a multi-parish shooting spree in 2019. Among his victims were his girlfriend, her fathe...
Jan 11, 2023 File photo of Dakota Theriot.
Congressman Graves says he will make a decision soon on governor's race
Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves said he'll decide very soon on the governor's race. Graves was on Mornings with Brian Haldane today and says he's gotten plenty of encouragement to seek the state...
Jan 11, 2023 (R) Congressman Garret Graves - District 6
