Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Louisiana Marks National Teen Driver Safety Week
Louisiana is observing National Teen Driver Safety Week this week as state police and others try to get the message through about the causes of crashes that left 95 teens dead last year in the state a...
Oct 18, 2021
A second deadly shooting on the campus of Grambling State forces school to cancel classes and enforce a curfew
An early Sunday morning shooting on the campus of Grambling State leaves one dead and seven others wounded. It's the second shooting fatality in a matter of days on the campus, prompting a decision to...
Oct 18, 2021
Speculation begins on who will replace LSU Coach Ed Orgeron
Now that the coaching future of Ed Orgeron has been decided, LSU begins the search for a new football coach. Tiger Rag Editor Ron Higgins says Atheltic Director Scott Woodward will have a lot of candi...
Oct 18, 2021 Tammy Anthony Baker / CC
AARP Launches Website Tool To Steer Veterans To Health Care Benefits
AARP has a new website tool up and running that is there to assist veterans access health care in the state. Troy Broussard with AARP-Louisiana says of the more than 300 thousand vets in the state onl...
Oct 18, 2021
Louisiana Hunting and Fishing Licenses Now Show Up On LA Wallet After Purchased
The app LA Wallet is being put to use in another convenient way. Bryan McClinton with the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says that beginning today hunting and fishing licenses will also be displ...
Oct 18, 2021
Drug Overdose Death Take Dramatic Leap In Louisiana During Pandemic
Shocking statistics from the CDC show that drug overdose deaths in Louisiana shot up by 56-percent between March 2020 and March of this year. Dr. James Patterson, Clinical Director of the Louisiana Ad...
Oct 18, 2021
LSU and Ed Orgeron decide this is his last season
Less than two years after a 15-0 season and a national championship, Ed Orgeron is out as head football coach of the LSU Tigers. Orgeron will continue to lead the program for the rest of the 2021 seas...
Oct 17, 2021
LSU stuns Florida with record-setting performance from the ground game
The LSU Tigers pulled off a stunning victory over the 20th ranked Florida Gators on Saturday. The Bayou Bengals were missing several starters on defense and their top receiver but still beat Florida 4...
Oct 17, 2021
Senator Kennedy has raised $15-million for re-election
Republican U.S. Senator John Kennedy reports he has raised $15-million for his re-election campaign in 2022. Required campaign finance reports show Kennedy raised $3.25-million in the 3rd quarter of t...
Oct 16, 2021 Tammy Anthony Baker / CC
Fired Lafayette police chief calls in on mayor's radio show asking for an explanation and vows to seek justice
A week after Lafayette's Police Chief Thomas Glover was fired, he called in on Mayor Josh Guillory's weekly radio show on KPEL accusing the mayor of firing him without cause. Glover said he's been tol...
Oct 15, 2021
