Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley on possibility of COVID vaccine being added to list of scheduled shots for students
The Health and Welfare Committee voted 13-2 against Governor Edward's plan to add COVID vaccines to the list of scheduled shots required for students. Like other vaccines, families have the choice to ...
Dec 07, 2021 Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley
The number of crash injuries were down in 2020, but traffic fatalities saw a sharp rise
Louisiana set a record last year for the fewest motor vehicle crash injuries, but 2020 also produced the most fatalities since 2008. Louisiana Highway Safety Commission spokesperson Mark Lambert says ...
Dec 07, 2021
Health and Welfare hear from health officials and those opposed to COVID vaccine being added to list of required shots for students
House Health and Welfare heard from both sides concerning Governor Edwards's plan to add the COVID vaccine to the list of shots required to attend schools next fall, for ages 16 and older. The committ...
Dec 06, 2021 CDC / Unsplash
Special legislative committee begins to look at State Police use of force policies
The Senate Select Committee on State Police Oversight held its first meeting Monday. The senators are reviewing L-S-P's use of force policies as the state agency has come under fire after several docu...
Dec 06, 2021
Louisiana Governor Wants COVID-19 Vaccine Required For Students In K-12 Schools, Others Disagree
Governor John Bel Edwards wants to add the COVID-19 vaccine to a list of required shots needed to attend K-12 schools. The new rule would initially only apply to students 16 and up at the start of the...
Dec 06, 2021
Louisiana Hurricane Victims Continue To Duke It Out With Insurance Companies To Settle Claims
Hurricane victims from 2020 and 2021 continue to struggle with insurance companies on getting paid for their storm damage claims. Houma Senator Mike Fesi says many of his constituents can't even get a...
Dec 06, 2021
Senate Select Committee on State Police Oversight to review policy changes to prevent excessive force by officers
The Senate Select Committee on State Police Oversight will hold their first meeting today and hear from LSP Superintendent Colonel Lamar Davis. The committee was formed after several reports of excess...
Dec 06, 2021 Sen. Franklin Foil, Baton Rouge
Omicron variant in Louisiana, State Health Officer says get vaccinated ASAP and don't delay your booster
The first case of the Omicron Variant in Louisiana has been confirmed by the Louisiana Department of Health. LDH said the individual in the Greater New Orleans area recently traveled within the US. St...
Dec 04, 2021 CDC / Unsplash
The Louisiana Department Health reports first probable case of the omicron variant in the state
On Friday night, the state health department reported its first probable case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in Louisiana. The case involves an individual in Region 1, the Greater New Orleans area...
Dec 03, 2021
Most Ochsner Health Workers In Compliance With Vaccination Policy, Nearly 280 Terminated
Hundreds of workers at Ochsner Health in Louisiana and Mississippi have been fired for not coming into compliance with the firm's COVID-19 vaccination policy, though 99 percent of additional staff mem...
Dec 03, 2021
