Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Louisiana posts record low unemployment. Over 200k jobs added over 14 months.
The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports unemployment in Louisiana has reached a record low. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows the not-seasonally-adjusted jobless rate for April 2022 at just 3.5...
May 24, 2022
What's next for the Fairness in Women's Sports Act? Will it be vetoed like last time or will it receive the governor's signature...
The Fairness in Women's Sports Act is on its way to the Governor's desk after the Senate voted 32-6 to concur with a House amendment. The lower chamber voted for it last week. The bill which bans tran...
May 23, 2022 Stuart Seeger / CC
Governor's race a year & a half away. Where are all the candidates?
Louisiana will elect a new governor in about 18 months, but there are virtually NO officially announced candidates at this time. New Orleans political analyst Ron Faucheux says, in years past, prospec...
May 23, 2022 Governor's mansion in Baton Rouge
One juvenile killed and another injured after high-speed pursuit
A 13-year-old is girl dead and another child is left injured after a crash following a high-speed pursuit in Bossier Parish. 22-year-old Willie Player is in custody after he fled a traffic stop on I-2...
May 23, 2022
A 14-year male old faces murder charges in the shooting death of a 16-year old female in Lafayette
Lafayette Police are investigating a tragic shooting that claimed the life of a 16-year-old female and another juvenile has been charged with her murder. Sgt Robin Green said last night detectives fou...
May 23, 2022
House-passed "Constitutional Carry" bill goes before Senate committee Tuesday. Bill author confident it'll move forward.
A House-passed bill that would allow adults over 21 to carry a concealed weapon without a permit is scheduled for Senate Committee review Monday. Oil City Representative Danny McCormick is the bill's ...
May 23, 2022 samuelemunemu32
Louisiana Legislature makes historic investment towards early childhood education
The Louisiana Legislature has prioritized education funding during this year's session, including an $84-million investment in early childhood education. The money is contained in the state budget tha...
May 23, 2022
Higher Education leaders pleased with the amount of funding in next fiscal year's budget
State higher education leaders are giving the "thumbs up" to the state budget passed last week at the Capitol. University of Louisiana System President Jim Henderson says lawmakers did 'amazing work" ...
May 21, 2022
Legislation that will result in third-graders being held back because of their reading skills advances at the state capitol
A House-approved bill that would hold back third-graders who score in the bottom tier in state reading assessments continues to move through the Legislature. Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson s...
May 21, 2022 Representative Richard Nelson (R)
Terrebonne Parish Sheriff deputies arrest two men for a murder that took place seven years ago
Seven years after a woman was killed in Terrebonne Parish and her two nieces were kidnapped, two arrests have been made. Terrebonne Parish Sheriff Tim Soignet says new evidence led them to make the ar...
May 21, 2022
