Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

The severe weather has moved out of the state, but once again there are folks in Lake Charles dealing with storm damage. National Weather Service meteorologist Johnathan Brazzell says a squall line pr...

UPS is going on a hiring spree as the holiday season approaches. Marc Shannon, director of the firm's Talen Acquisition Team says the company is looking to hire 100,000 seasonal workers nationwide, wi...

The reality of children being vaccinated for COVID reached a major milestone this week after an FDA Advisory panel recommend the vaccine for children ages 5 to 11. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter ...

Federal dollars are being earmarked for recovery needs in southwest Louisiana in association with hurricanes Laura and Delta. That word came Tuesday from Governor John Bel Edwards who says the state i...

Governor Edwards has lifted the statewide indoor mask mandate however the mandate remains in effect for K-12 schools. Schools may opt-out of the mask mandate, however, as long as they continue to foll...

Senator Bill Cassidy addressed fellow lawmakers in DC about the opioid crisis in Louisiana. Cassidy, who is also a physician, said the Bayou State had the highest increase of opioid deaths in the nati...

More negatives than positives. That's what New Orleans-based political analyst Ron Faucheux, publisher of Lunchtime Politics, says President Biden is dealing with less than a year before the mid-term ...

Stressors from the pandemic and a rising number of mental illness diagnoses among children have prompted pediatricians to say the kids' mental health is a national emergency. Clinical Psychologist wit...

Governor John Bel Edwards travels to Scotland this week for the international Race to Zero climate change summit put on by the United Nations. He says it's an important step in addressing global conce...

Moderna has released data claiming its COVID vaccine is both safe and effective for children ages 6 to 11. Dr. Daniel Hsia who is overseeing a section of the Moderna trial in children at LSU's Penning...