Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
House to vote on holding constitutional convention
The Louisiana House is scheduled to vote today on whether to hold a Constitutional Convention later this month. Revising the constitution is one of Governor Jeff Landry's priorities, but political ana...
May 07, 2024 Stuart Seeger / CC
Kentucky Derby winner Mystik Dan has strong ties to Louisiana
The winning horse at Saturday's Kentucky Derby has Louisiana's fingerprints all over it. Mystik Dan won by a nose, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young. Lafayette native Brian Hernandez was the j...
May 06, 2024 Kentucky Derby Logo
BRPD officer takes protect and "serve" to a new level by delivering a baby
When Corporal Jason Lee with the Baton Rouge Police took on extra duty Saturday, he never imagined it would include delivering a healthy baby boy. Lt. L' Jean McNeely said Lee was driving down Greenwe...
May 06, 2024
Poll: Governor Landry's approval rating 56%
A statewide poll conducted for the Times Picayune and the Advocate finds Governor Jeff Landry's approval rating is 56-percent. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says Landry has been busy w...
May 06, 2024
Meeting to decide next steps for LA congressional map held today
A meeting will be held today in Shreveport to decide how to finalize the state's congressional map after the most recent one was thrown out in court. After three years of back and forth, NAACP Legal D...
May 06, 2024 Jared Evans, NAACP Legal Defense Fund attorney
Legislation that gives insurers the ability to drop policyholders after three years waiting for governor's signature
A property insurance reform bill waiting for the governor's signature would end the three-year rule. Louisiana is the only state that prohibits an insurer from dropping a customer that's been a policy...
May 04, 2024 Pictures of Money / CC
CABL says budget cuts to early childhood education and teacher pay sends bad message
The budget that was passed in the House last week, cut $24 million from early childhood education and reduced teacher pay stipends from $2,000 to $1,700. President of the Council for a Better Louisian...
May 03, 2024
Louisiana small business owner wins national small business award
The National 2024 Small Business Person of the Year is from Bayou State. Iam Tucker is the president and CEO of Integrated Logistical Support in New Orleans. As a second-generation small business owne...
May 03, 2024
Walker H.S. baseball coach arrested for theft
The head baseball coach at Walker High School, Nicholas Scelfo has been arrested for allegedly submitting false invoices of almost $30,000 to the school for reimbursement of equipment he never purchas...
May 02, 2024
Political analyst: Governor Landry's legislative priorities face resistance in the Senate
Governor Landry's legislative priorities are running into resistance in the Senate. A House approved school choice bill that the governor supports has yet to be heard by Senate Education. Landry also ...
May 02, 2024 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
