Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Lake Charles Man Wins Lotto Jackpot
The winner of last Saturday's one-point-three million-dollar Louisiana Lotto drawing is from Laura-devastated southwest Louisiana. So says lottery spokesman Dennis Annison who says the lucky tickethol...
Nov 05, 2021
COVID hospitalizations at it's lowest ever in Louisiana since pandemic began
The state marked another critical COVID milestone today, the lowest number of hospitalizations since spring of 2020. On Thursday the lowest was 235 and today it's 226. Chief of Hospital Medicine at Oc...
Nov 05, 2021 Viki Mohamad / Unsplash
Legal battle set to erupt over federal government vaccine mandate
Legal challenges are expected now that the federal government has set January fourth as the deadline for companies with more than 100 employees to have their workers vaccinated. OSHA's regulations als...
Nov 05, 2021 S.C. Air National Guard
Suspect In Shreveport Triple-Homicide Killed By Police In Franklin Parish
The man sought for a domestic triple-homicide in Shreveport overnight Wednesday is dead after fleeing east from the scene into Franklin Parish where police caught up with him at an apartment complex e...
Nov 04, 2021
Louisiana restaurants calling on Senator Kennedy to serve up more in restaurant funding
Restaurant owners in Louisiana are calling on Senator John Kennedy to replenish the Restaurant Revitalization Fund that closed more than 100 days ago. Kennedy supported the $120 billion grant program ...
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Ardoin Says Early Voting Turnout "Too Light For His Taste"
Early voting for the November 13th election wraps up this Saturday. For Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin, turn out thus far has been too light for his taste. "We're open and ready for business and to vo...
Nov 04, 2021 Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R) will not seek re-election.
Louisiana pet owners encouraged to have their dogs and cats tested for COVID if they believe they've been exposed
The Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory in conjunction with the Department of Public Health is encouraging pet owners who believe their dog or cat might have been exposed to COVID to have t...
Nov 04, 2021 Andrew S / Unsplash
Obamacare Open Enrollment Underway Through Mid-January
Open enrollment is now underway for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act Plans, also known as Obamacare. Christine O'Brien, executive director of United Health Care of Louisiana, says when co...
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Report: Triple homicide suspect shot and killed by State Police in Franklin Parish.
Update 3:45. Several media outlets are reporting Barry Rigsby was fatally shot by State Police in Franklin Parish. ________________________________________________________________ Original Story An in...
Nov 04, 2021
Pineville's Louisiana College to change name to Louisiana Christian University
Louisiana College, in Pineville, is changing its name and status and will soon be known as Louisiana Christian University. University President Rick Brewer says the school is fully accredited as a Lev...
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