Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
DCFS: extra pandemic-related SNAP benefits run out next month. Be prepared.
Emergency additional food stamp benefits for the COVID pandemic are about to end. The USDA says February will be the final month. DCFS administers the extra benefits for Louisiana. Assistant Secretary...
Jan 11, 2023
American Academy of Pediatrics issues new guidelines in the treatment of childhood obesity
The American Academy of Pediatrics issues its first comprehensive guidelines in 15 years on the treatment of childhood obesity. Dr. Amanda Staiano with LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center said...
Jan 11, 2023
LSU gymnastics increasing security after rowdy fans swarm Dunne
The LSU gymnastics team is increasing their security after a large group of teenage boys swarmed to see 20-year-old sophomore Olivia Dunne at a meet in Utah Friday night. Gymnastics coach Jay Clark fe...
Jan 10, 2023 Gymnast Olivia Dunne courtesy of LSU Sports.
Done deal: Buc-ee's coming to Ruston along I-20
A deal is in place to bring roadside mega-country store/gas station Buc-ee's to Ruston. People drive from all around to visit Buc-ee's locations across Texas and the South. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker s...
Jan 10, 2023
Rapides Parish Sheriff deputies seize 70 pounds of mushroom chocolate bars
A traffic stop in Rapides Parish on I-49 seizes 70 pounds of mushroom chocolate bars. Rapides Parish Sheriff's Office spokesperson Tommy Carnline said officers smelled marijuana coming from the vehicl...
Jan 10, 2023 Mushroom chocolate bars seized in Rapides Parish on January 5, 2023.
Louisiana releases an updated coastal master plan
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority has released a draft version of the 2023 Coastal Master Plan, which is a roadmap for combating coastal land loss and flooding. CPRA executive director ...
Jan 10, 2023
State launches hotline to report juvenile sex trafficking
In 2021 there were 607 confirmed or suspected juvenile victims of human trafficking in Louisiana. On January 1st, the state launched a hotline for reporting human trafficking. Christy Tate, a child we...
Jan 10, 2023
State Treasurer John Schroder jumps in the governor's race, Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser opts out
We are starting to get a better idea of who's in and who's out of the governor's race since Senator John Kennedy announced he's staying put and Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser will seek re-election. ULM ...
Jan 10, 2023 State Treasurer John Schroder and Attorney General Jeff Landry.
Lt. Gov says lawsuit against him is "politically motivated"
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says a lawsuit filed against him by longtime State Librarian Rebecca Hamilton is possibly politically motivated. Hamilton alleges Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser fired her and ha...
Jan 09, 2023
AG rules doctors can recommend medical marijuana via telemedicine visit
According to an opinion from Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, physicians can recommend medical marijuana to patients via a telemedicine visit. Gretna Representative Joe Marino said while doctor...
Jan 09, 2023 Rep Joe A Marino III - Gretna
