Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
One young family's perspective on Biden's student loan relief plan.
Twenty-two billion dollars. That's how much student debt the Education Data Initiative says more than 650 thousand Louisiana residents are carrying. Nationwide, those with incomes less than 125...
Aug 25, 2022 GotCredit / CC
Lake Charles mayor reflects on the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura
Saturday marks the two-year anniversary of Hurricane Laura, as the Category 4 storm made landfall in southwest Louisiana. Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter said his outlook has improved immensely since th...
Aug 25, 2022
Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation says oil & gas drilling permits on the uptick
When gas prices soared to record highs, several placed blame on the Biden Administration for limiting oil and gas leases. But Louisiana's Commissioner of Conservation Richard Ieyoub said last year the...
Aug 25, 2022 Commissioner of Conservation Richard Ieyoub, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, on Talk Louisiana August 25, 2022
LSU surpasses $1.5 billion Fierce for the Future campaign goal three years early.
LSU officials are thrilled about the success of their latest fundraising campaign. It has surpassed its goal and done that three years early. The Fierce for the Future campaign received donations for ...
Aug 25, 2022
UL Lafayette economics professor: state could lose 2000+ jobs in economic downturn
As state officials boast of record low un-employment and big job gains, a U.L.-Lafayette economist says the state could lose thousands of jobs in the coming months, amid an economic downturn. ULL's Dr...
Aug 25, 2022
Louisiana adds another way for students to get into college
Louisiana high school students who want to attend college but don't quite meet the current requirements now have another way to get in. And Louisiana is the first in the nation to take this step. The ...
Aug 24, 2022 Leon Wu / Unsplash
Louisiana adopts an accountability plan to measure success in K-2 grades
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approves the state's first accountability plan to measure success in kindergarten through second grade. State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Bruml...
Aug 24, 2022 Adam Winger / Unsplash
Trina Edwards announces her engagement to another major political figure
The widow of former Governor Edwin Edwards, Trina Edwards is engaged. Former Louisiana House speaker and Senate President John Alario popped the question outside Ruth's Chris Friday night on Edwards' ...
Aug 24, 2022 Trina Edwards discusses her engagement to John Alerio with Jim Engster on Talk Louisiana. August 24, 2022.
Louisiana life expectancy drops by nearly three years
Louisiana ranks 49th among the 50 states and the District of Columbia in life expectancy. That's according to the latest CDC data which says Louisiana's life expectancy in 2020 was 73 years, a decline...
Aug 23, 2022
Plans to move violent youth offenders to Angola on hold
Governor John Bel Edwards plan to move violent youth offenders from the Bridge City Center for Youth to Angola are on hold until September after a team of civil rights attorneys filed a motion in fede...
Aug 23, 2022
