Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Senator Kennedy and Louisiana's U.S. House members to qualify for re-election this week
Qualifying for the federal elections in November will get underway on Wednesday at the Secretary of State's office in Baton Rouge. Republican Senator John Kennedy and the state's six U.S. House member...
Jul 17, 2022 Sen John Kennedy (R)
Public Service Commission receiving complaints about higher than normal utility bills
Entergy customers are seeing higher electricity bills this summer. The utility company warned its customers their utility bill will go up, because of previous storm repair costs and higher natural gas...
Jul 16, 2022 PSC Commissioner Foster Campbell
Louisiana GOP Congressman Mike Johnson co-authors legislation so pregnant women are eligible to receive child support from the father
Louisiana Congressman Mike Johnson (R-Bossier Parish) introduces legislation to allow a woman to receive child support during her pregnancy. Johnson says he's worked with North Dakota U.S. Senator Kev...
Jul 15, 2022 Frank de Kleine / CC
Louisiana Motor Transport Association looking to recruit more female truck drivers
Like the rest of America, Louisiana has a shortage of professional truck drivers, and women are encouraged to take up a career on the road. Louisiana Motor Transport Association executive director Ren...
Jul 15, 2022
Lake Charles' Landlocked Aviation completes gorgeous makeover of former President Trump's jet
A Lake Charles aviation company has completed a big makeover of former President Donald Trump's private jet. When Trump One, as the custom Boeing 757 is called, needed a fresh paint job, they turned t...
Jul 14, 2022
Longtime Louisiana lawmaker expected to plead guilty to fraud charges for allegedly using campaign funds as gambling money
The U-S Attorney's Office has charged former state senator and chairwoman of the Louisiana Democratic Party, Karen Carter Peterson, with wire fraud. Peterson is accused of using thousands of dollars i...
Jul 14, 2022
COVID hospitalizations on the rise again
According to the Louisiana Department of Health, the number of patients in the hospital with COVID has increased by 139 over the last week to 678. LDH reported 3,500 more new cases Wednesday and State...
Jul 14, 2022 CDC / Unsplash
Will Senator Kennedy choose to run for Governor in '23?
Qualifying for the fall U.S. House & Senate mid-term elections starts next week, and U.S. Senator John Kennedy will surely be in that number. But will he be back one year from now to qualify to ru...
Jul 13, 2022 Tammy Anthony Baker / CC
Former state lawmaker & DNR secretary Ron Gomez passes away
Many Louisianans are mourning the death of former state lawmaker and former Natural Resources Secretary Ron Gomez, who passed away this week. Gomez served in the state legislature from 1980 through 19...
Jul 13, 2022
Houma toddler's body found in trash can. Mom and boyfriend arrested
Police in Houma say a local woman and her boyfriend are facing first degree murder charges, after officers found the remains of her 2-year-old son in a trash can. Houma Police Chief Dana Coleman says ...
Jul 13, 2022
