Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Report: Louisiana loses 20,700 jobs from February 2020 to June 2021
A new report shows 21-thousand fewer construction jobs in Louisiana compared to February 2020. The 15% loss is the second-highest in the country. Louisiana Associated General Contractors CEO Ken Naqui...
Jul 19, 2021
So what happens during an override veto session?
Lawmakers will create precedent Tuesday when the historic veto-override session kicks off at noon. It's the first override session since the "new" constitution was adopted in the 70s, and LaPolitcs.co...
Jul 19, 2021 Stuart Seeger / CC
Mayor of Lake Charles voices displeasure with federal government and lack of aid for southwest Louisiana
Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter voiced his frustration and made pleas for help on "Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster" Monday. Hunter said it has been nearly eleven months since Hurricane Laura demolished ...
Jul 19, 2021 Nic Hunter, Mayor of Lake Charles
Gun rights advocates urging lawmakers to override veto on conceal carry bill
The Veto Override session begins tomorrow and there are 28 vetoes that could be potentially overturned. Including the constitutional carry bill, which would allow non felons to conceal a gun without a...
Jul 19, 2021
State sees slight uptick in the number of home fire fatalities
38 people have lost their lives due to home fires this year in Louisiana, four more than at this same time last year. According to the State Fire Marshal, most of these home fires appear to be related...
Jul 19, 2021 Dean+Barb / CC
SEC Media Days begin Monday and Coach Ed Orgeron will help kick off the talking season
The college football talking season begins as SEC Media Days get underway Monday in Birmingham, Alabama. LSU Coach Ed Orgeron is one of three coaches who will speak today. 24-7 sports college football...
Jul 17, 2021
Republicans lead charge to override vetoes in historic session, Governor Edwards stands by his vetoes
Lawmakers will gather at the state Capitol Tuesday for a historic veto session. The legislature could vote on as many as 28 Republican-sponsored bills that Governor John Bel Edwards vetoed. Edwards st...
Jul 16, 2021 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
First Shot At A Million winners annouced
A 30-year New Orleans Police veteran and a 17-year-old Hammond High student were the first two winners in the state's vaccine incentive lottery program. 80-year-old New Orleanian Clement Dasalla won $...
Jul 16, 2021
Health official issues grim warning to the unvaccinated as Delta rages
The Delta variant fueled surge in COVID cases has undone over four months of progress the state made in the fight against coronavirus. Louisiana is now seeing about a thousand and a half new cases a d...
Jul 16, 2021 Catherine O'Neal, MD, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine
Historic veto session set to begin Tuesday
Louisiana lawmakers will hold a veto session for the first time since the current state Constitution was enacted in 1974. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat said capitol observers have expected an over...
Jul 16, 2021 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
