Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Hunters and taxidermists can win gift cards for submitting samples from mature bucks as the state checks for chronic wasting disease
Louisiana is offering hunters the chance to win money by assisting the state in its surveillance efforts for Chronic Wasting Disease in deer. LDWF Deer Program Manager Johnathan Bordelon says hunters ...
Sep 20, 2021
LSU creates new model to predict hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico
LSU Researchers have determined a new way to forecast rough hurricane seasons in the Gulf of Mexico by looking at spring atmospheric temperatures. Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences assis...
Sep 18, 2021 LSU Department of Oceanography and Coastal Sciences
St. John the Baptist facing recovery hurdles like other parishes in southeast Louisiana
Like other parishes in southeast Louisiana, St. John the Baptist Parish is undergoing several hurdles with recovery from Hurricane Ida. Parish President Jaclyn Hotard said about 90% of the parish has ...
Sep 17, 2021 Blue Roof installations . Courtesy of St. John the Baptist Parish
DCFS To Begin Interview Process For Ida DSNAP Benefits
Starting Monday, households in ten Louisiana parishes impacted by Hurricane Ida can apply for disaster food stamps. DCFS Assistant Secretary Shavana Howard says residents with last names starting with...
Sep 17, 2021
Caddo Parish Sheriff Deputies arrest 22 students at Southwood High School after multiple fights break out
A total of 22 students have been arrested over the past two days at Southwood High School in Shreveport after multiple fights broke out on campus. Caddo Parish Sheriff's spokesperson, Bia Roldan, says...
Sep 17, 2021
Houma police mourn the loss of a young cadet killed in a single-car crash
Houma Police are mourning the loss of one their own. 21-year-old Austin Bush was killed in a single-vehicle crash Thursday morning after his car struck a log and ended up in a drainage basin and becam...
Sep 17, 2021
FDA Advisory panel to discuss the need of a Pfizer booster shot
A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee meets today to debate the idea of a booster shot for the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. LSU Health Shreveport's Dr. John Vanchiere, oversaw the clinical tri...
Sep 17, 2021 Felton Davis / CC
Louisiana Agriculture Secretary Concerned About Encephalitis, West Nile Dangers Post-Ida
Louisiana Agriculture Secretary Mike Strain says concerns about encephalitis and West Nile virus are up given the pre-Ida rainfall, as well as the rains and ponding of water from the storm itself. "Be...
Sep 17, 2021
AARP says evacuation of nursing homes to Tangipahoa Parish was a complete failure of oversite, enforcement and planning
Since Katrina, nursing homes are required to report their evacuation plans annually to the department of health. AARP Louisiana Associate Director of Advocacy Andrew Muhl said but what happened in Tan...
Sep 16, 2021
COVID hospitalizations continue to decline, Ochsner officials credit mask mandate and increase in vaccinations
The state reports 1,663 new COVID cases today, that's the lowest new case count since July 20th. Hospitalizations have also dropped to 1,431. Ochsner Chief Medical Officer Doctor Robert Hart credits t...
Sep 16, 2021
