Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

There were six teams from Louisiana that made the NCAA Baseball Tournament and only LSU is left. The Ragin Cajuns were eliminated last night by Texas A&M as the Aggies defeated UL- Lafayette nine ...

In Reserve, a 16-year-old Aariah Henry was murdered early Sunday in what authorities believe was a targeted attack. St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre said the victim was one of six in a Black Dodge ...

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a 48 billion dollar budget that includes a two thousand dollar stipend for teachers and hundreds of millions of dollars for infrastructure projects. House Appropriati...

Last year it was predicted Louisiana would see a job growth of 40,000, the highest increase in 25 years. But ULL Acadiana Business Economist Gary Wagner said that the forecast has since been revised a...

The University of Louisiana at Monroe received the state's Entertainment Development Fund of $750 thousand grant over three years to create opportunities for students looking for a career in the film ...

A new bill would give Governor Jeff Landry the power to appoint almost 150 state board and commission chairs. Until now, the boards selected their chairs, and the most the governor could do was appoin...

Synthetic rubber manufacturer Denka Performance Elastomer says it will be forced to shutter its plant in St. John the Baptist Parish if EPA restrictions aren't relaxed. The EPA initially gave over 200...

The 17th Annual Louisiana Seafood Cook-Off kicks off this evening and, for the first time ever, it's in Monroe instead of south Louisiana. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says the change of locati...

Donald Trump is the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records. The jury found him guilty on all 34 charges brought agai...

The Gator Scholarship Program, an expanded use of the school voucher program received final passage in the Senate Thursday. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin said while passage is a...