Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
State health officer: Louisiana doctors treating a lot of RSV and flu cases
State health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says Louisiana could be in for a rough winter, with COVID still present, the RSV spreading among kids and the annual "flu season." Kanter says this news may come as...
Nov 14, 2022
A grand jury in the state's case of motorist Ronald Greene's 2019 beating, convenes today
A grand jury in the Third Judicial District convenes today seeking indictments against State Troopers involved in the 2019 beating death of Black motorist Ronald Greene. It doesn't appear the federal ...
Nov 14, 2022
Time to shop for your Thanksgiving staples and what to expect this year
And while some are getting a head start on their Christmas shopping, Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain you should also get a jump on your Thanksgiving shopping list too. Stra...
Nov 11, 2022 Alison Marras / Unsplash
Shreveport has twice the national average of meth in it's wastewater
After a report showing Shreveport's wastewater contained double the amount of meth in the system than anywhere else in the country many were shocked. But Nick Goeders Executive Director of the Louisia...
Nov 11, 2022 Dr. Nicholas Goeders,Executive Director of Louisiana Addiction Research Center
Shreveport's own Jacob and Jordan Davis bring home CMA song of the year and their mother couldn't be prouder
After winning country music's song of the year Wednesday night, to say Shreveport mother Luwanna Davis is proud of her sons Jordan and Jacob is an understatement. The pair are co-writers of the song B...
Nov 10, 2022 Jacob and Jordan Davis
Governor Edwards calls latest DCFS handling of child's overdose death an absolute disaster; DCFS Secretary resigns
Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Marketa Garner Walters has resigned after a second child died from a drug overdose death that the state agency received warnings about. The resigna...
Nov 10, 2022 Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, Marketa Garner Walters, faces the press after another child overdose death. November 7, 2022. Photo by Brooke Thorington.
23 year old ousts two term mayor of Bogalusa
His election is being noticed across the country. 23-year-old Tyrin Troung, the grandson of a Vietnamese immigrant-ousted the two-term mayor of Bogalusa Tuesday night. "You know our city has been the ...
Nov 10, 2022
Should the GOP control the House, Congressman Scalise wants to serve as Majority Leader
Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise and current House Minority Whip has made his intentions known he'd like to be House Majority Leader in January, but LSU political science professor Robert Hogan sai...
Nov 10, 2022 Rep Steve Scalise (R) - LA
Melville mayoral race yet to be called due to incumbent's death on election day
The small St. Landry Parish town of Melville remains in limbo after the election day death, of their mayor, 84-year-old Velma Hendrix, who was seeking a second term. And because Hendrix was killed in ...
Nov 09, 2022 Melville Mayor Velma Hendrix.
Louisiana Department of Education funding $1,000 in vouchers for tutors to help children struggling to read
The LDOE is addressing the state's literacy crisis by launching the Steve Carter Literacy Program, providing families with $1,000 vouchers for tutoring. Public school students in grades k-5 will have ...
Nov 09, 2022
