Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Bill to create Rock and Roll museum in New Orleans advances
Houma Representative Tanner Magee considers himself a music aficionado, and as one, something has bothered him for a very long time...the fact that the city of Memphis lays claim as the home of rock a...
Apr 22, 2022
BRPD say grandmother forced 4-year-old to drink bottle of whiskey which led to her death
After a four-year-old Baton Rouge toddler was allegedly forced to drink alcohol and found unresponsive Thursday morning, her mother and grandmother are charged with first-degree murder. BRPD Spokesper...
Apr 22, 2022 Grandmother 53-year-old Roxanne Record, left, and mother 28-year-old Kadjah Record, right, are both charged with the death of four-year-old China Record of Baton Rouge. Photos by BRPD.
Governor Edwards objects to proposal to increase the number of medical marijuana pharmacies
Should Louisiana increase the number of medical marijuana pharmacy licenses? That's a debate underway in the ongoing legislative session. Current law provides for the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy to is...
Apr 22, 2022
Pelicans fans flock together to support team's playoff run
The success of the New Orleans Pelicans has led to a surge in popularity for the franchise. Rel Myers, the co-founder of The Pels 12 fan group, says fans are meeting up to support the team and local b...
Apr 22, 2022
Law enforcement to crack down on pick-up truck drivers and passengers not buckled up
The "Buckle Up in Your Truck" highway safety campaign begins Saturday and runs for the next week. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Mark Lambert says law enforcement agencies will focus...
Apr 22, 2022
An effort to increase the minimum wage goes down in defeat again at the State Capitol
Once again a proposal to raise the minimum wage has been rejected at the State Capitol. The Senate Labor Committee voted against a constitutional amendment that would increase the minimum wage from $7...
Apr 21, 2022 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Work-release inmate in Union Parish stabs co-worker, and is now at large. May be headed for B.R.
Union Parish authorities are seeking a murder suspect, who escaped from a work release program after fatally stabbing a man this morning. Union Sheriff Dusty Gates says the alleged killer was on a pri...
Apr 21, 2022
Suspects in burglary of Lt. Governor's home arrested in Alabama
The man and woman who allegedly burglarized and set fire to Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser's home have been arrested. Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office spokesperson Shawn Domingue said that Rob...
Apr 21, 2022
Louisiana House approves bill to allow adults to conceal carry a gun without a permit or training
The Louisiana House approved Oil City Representative Danny McCormick's bill to allow adult non-felons to conceal carry a gun without a permit or training on a 64 to 27 vote. "This bill would not allow...
Apr 21, 2022 Smarterlam / CC
Governor Edwards touts the benefits of a passenger rail line between Baton Rouge and New Orleans
Governor John Bel Edwards rode a passenger train from Baton Rouge to New Orleans as he continues to promote the possibility of a commuter rail line. Before boarding the train, Edwards says a rail line...
Apr 21, 2022
