Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
State to have 148,000 pediatric doses of COVID vaccine by end of next week
Pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine are beginning to arrive in Louisiana for children, age five to eleven. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter said by the end of next week the state should hav...
Nov 03, 2021
NFIB Survey Finds Businesses Still Dealing With Ill Effects Of Pandemic, Supply Chain Issues, Staffing Shortages
A new survey of members by the National Federation of Independent Business indicates a lack of optimism that things are going to get better at the retail level before they get worse because of supply ...
Nov 03, 2021
Senators Cassidy, Kennedy Strongly Oppose Payments To Illegal Immigrants
Senator Bill Cassidy is among 14 Senate Republicans looking to block the payment of nearly a half-million dollars to illegal immigrants who were separated from their families at the border when detain...
Nov 03, 2021 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
State health officials urging parents to have children ages 5 to 11 vaccinated against COVID now that it's approved
In a few days, pediatric doses of the Pfizer COVID vaccine should be available to vaccine providers in Louisiana. On Tuesday the CDC approved the vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds. State Health Officer D...
Nov 03, 2021
Saints All-Pro WR Michael Thomas to miss the 2021 season
Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas announces he will miss the remainder of the season as he's suffered a setback after undergoing ankle surgery in June. Thomas made the announcement on Twitter and Co...
Nov 03, 2021
Louisiana Pollster Reacts To Tuesday's Elections, Voter Discontent With Biden Economic Issues
Elections held in parts of the nation were won mostly by Republicans, and that may not bode well for Democrats in next year's mid-term elections. Pollster John Couvillon with JMC Enterprises of Louisi...
Nov 03, 2021
State Lawmaker to Education Chief: "Don't Mandate COVID Shots at School"
An Ascension Parish state lawmaker and others are urging education officials to resist mandating COVID vaccinations for young school children. Gonzales Representative Kathy Edmonston send a letter to ...
Nov 03, 2021 Dr. Partha Sarathi Sahana / CC
State Police: Person Killed In Houma Officer-Involved Shooting Armed With Screwdriver
More information is being released about a deadly officer-involved shooting in Houma late Monday afternoon. Investigators with the Louisiana State Police now say that 36-year-old Johnny Magee of Houma...
Nov 02, 2021
Ascension Parish teen who attempted suicide shares her message of hope survival in new documentary
In 2017 by all appearance then 16-year-old Emma Benoit, a Dutchtown high school varsity cheerleader in Ascension Parish led the perfect life. But the veil soon dropped when she attempted suicide and i...
Nov 02, 2021 Courtesy of My Ascension
Will parents have children 5 to 11 vaccinated against COVID in Louisiana once CDC signs off?
The vaccine rate among 12 to 18-year-olds in the state is 35% and with the COVID vaccine expected to be approved for 5 to 11 years olds will parents get them vaccinated? Dr. Ben Springgate with...
Nov 02, 2021 Izzy Park / Unsplash
