Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Tornadoes kill two, injure dozens in path across north Louisiana
A 30-year-old mother and her eight-year-old son were killed by a tornado that tore through the town of Keithville in Caddo Parish last night. Caddo Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedne...
Dec 14, 2022
National Treasure, shot and set in Baton Rouge, streaming on Disney+
National Treasure: Edge of History debuts tonight on Disney+. The series, which was filmed earlier this year, is not only shot but it's set in Baton Rouge. Film Baton Rouge Executive Director Katie Pr...
Dec 14, 2022
Louisiana Vital Records received more than 600 request for original birth certificates
Since a new law allowing adopted children access to their original birth certificate went into effect on August 1st, the Louisiana Vital Records Registry has received 640 requests and about 520 have b...
Dec 13, 2022 Rep Charles Owen, Leesville
The first pediatric Hospital-Based Feeding and Eating Disorder Center launched in New Orleans
Children's Hospital New Orleans launched the first pediatric hospital- based Feeding and Eating Disorder Center in Louisiana and the Gulf South. The center will provide gold-standard assessments and t...
Dec 13, 2022
Educator says only college-bound high school students should be required to take ACT exam
The executive director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents says Louisiana is one of only 13 states that require all high school juniors to take the ACT test. Michael Faulk says the ...
Dec 13, 2022 Alberto G. / CC
State Police investigating shooting death of inmate at St. Mary Parish courthouse
Louisiana State Police investigators have released more details about the death of an inmate yesterday at the St. Mary Parish Courthouse. Trooper Derek Senegal says an altercation occurred between the...
Dec 13, 2022
Meeting tonight on Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles
The Department of Transportation and Development is hosting a meeting tonight in Lake Charles about the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge. Lake Charles Representative Phillip Tarver said concerned residents...
Dec 13, 2022 Patrick Feller / CC
Plans announced to build a 1.8 billion dollar state-of-the-art container facility in St. Bernard Parish
Plans are in place to build a one-point-eight billion dollar state-of-the-art container facility on the Mississippi River in St. Bernard Parish that would create more than 17,000 new jobs by 2050. Por...
Dec 12, 2022
Report: Louisiana ranks last in new health report, 50% increase in drug deaths from 2019 to 2020
The United Health Foundation has released its America's Health Rankings for 2022 and Louisiana is ranked dead last at 50. A major reason for Louisiana's poor ranking is that drug deaths rose by 50% be...
Dec 12, 2022
Deadlines to mail cards and packages to arrive by Christmas are approaching
This week is expected to be the busiest week of the year for the United States Postal Service. The deadline for mailing greeting cards and first-class packages, if you want them to arrive before Santa...
Dec 12, 2022 Trinity Nguyen / Unsplash
