Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

Lawmakers have just a week left to complete their work on drawing new districts for Congress, the state legislature, courts and more. The special session on redistricting must end next Sunday, the 20t...

The Louisiana Army National Guard has commissioned its first Black female pilot. Warrant Officer Tatiana Julien, a New Orleans native, had no idea that she was the first to accomplish the feat. "I did...

LSU Health New Orleans is conducting a clinical trial, studying the use of liquid aspirin for early COVID. Associate Professor of Surgery Dr. Frank Lau said liquid aspirin isn't widely available in th...

Former LSU and current Los Angeles Rams lineman Andrew Whitworth has been named the NFL's Walter Payton Man of the Year. Whitworth earned the honor for his tireless community service through his BigWh...

When Republican Representative Daryl Deshotel of Marksville deposited $1 million of his own into his campaign account it sent up a flare that the freshman lawmaker might have his eye on a higher offic...

It will be lights, camera, hunt next week in Baton Rouge as Disney+ begins filming the TV series, National Treasure. Executive director of The Baton Rouge Film Commission Katie Pryor said the series w...

If you're working on your menu for the big game, perhaps you should include Waitr's Top Ten food orders for the Super Bowl in Louisiana. Waitr Spokesperson Dean Turcol said this year's list has a new ...

The mother of Ronald Greene, the motorist who was killed while in the custody of the Louisiana State Police, held an emotional press conference today to address the latest developments in this tragedy...

Alliance Compressors is expanding its Natchitoches facility with a $45-million investment. Chairman of Alliance Compressors, Brent Schroder said the investment allows them to add a third assembly line...

House Speaker Clay Schexnayder has created a special legislative committee to look into the death of Ronald Greene. a Black man who died in 2019 after he was beaten by State Troopers following a high-...