Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Former New Orleans Mayor and political family patriarch Moon Landrieu dead at 92
Former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu has passed away at the age of 92. After serving as a state representative and a New Orleans City Council member, Landrieu served as the city's 56th mayor from 19...
Sep 05, 2022
LSU football suffers heart breaking one point loss to Florida State to begin the Brian Kelly era
The Brian Kelly era at LSU starts with a mistake-filled one-point loss to Florida State in the Superdome. A blocked extra point on the final play of the game preserved a 24-23 Seminole victory. It was...
Sep 05, 2022 Jaray Jenkins catches a TD pass late in the 4th quarter. Photo by Jonathan Mailhes
Cattle Producers of Louisiana: Plenty of beef choices to grill for Labor Day but it will be more expensive than in the past
Plenty of folks are firing up the grill for Labor Day and Cattle Producers of Louisiana CEO Dave Foster knows a thing or two about what's ideal to grill. He said however beef will leave your wallet so...
Sep 05, 2022 woodleywonderworks / CC
A Labor Day check-in on the state's labor market: lots of jobs but too few applicants
It's Labor Day; the federal holiday recognizing those that work hard for a living with a day of rest. With that in mind, what is the "labor picture" in Louisiana? We asked LSU economist emeritus Dr. L...
Sep 05, 2022 Economist Dr. Loren Scott
Cut-Off Man convicted of raping teenager while mother was restrained
A twelve person jury needed only an hour and a half to return a unanimous guilty verdict against 55-year-old Morgan Ratley of Cut-Off for raping a teenager while the mother was restrained. Lafourche P...
Sep 02, 2022
Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival returns to Opelousas Saturday
After a two-year break due to COVID, the Original Southwest Louisiana Music Festival returns to Opelousas Saturday. Festival executive director Lena Charles says Zydeco gained popularity with poor far...
Sep 02, 2022
Artemis stirs excitement about space travel in new generation of students
Two generations ago, classrooms were glued to televisions watching Apollo moon missions. The last Apollo mission ended about thirty years before today's generation of students were born. Hannah Populu...
Sep 02, 2022 Billy Brown / CC
LSU season opener Sunday in the Superdome will be a big boost to Louisiana tourism.
Anticipation is high for the LSU Fighting Tigers' season opener against Florida State Sunday in the Superdome. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says his office made a $1-million sponsorship to assure the ...
Sep 01, 2022
Construction begins on new women's prison in St. Gabriel
After six years, construction is finally underway in St. Gabriel on the state's newest women's prison. Corrections Secretary Jimmy Le Blanc said the $149 million state-of-the-art facility will have 93...
Sep 01, 2022 Governor John Bel Edwards, Secretary Jimmy Le Blanc, and several state and local leaders turned dirt on the property where Louisiana's newest prison is being built. September 1, 2022.
The Shrimp and Petroleum Festival returns to Morgan City
Morgan City is gearing up for the first Shrimp and Petroleum Festival since 2019. The festival was canceled the last two years due to the pandemic and Ida. Carrie Stansbury, Executive Director of the ...
Sep 01, 2022
