Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Ruston preps for "triple-header" of NCAA regionals, softball tournament, Peach Festival
The City of Ruston is getting ready for a crush of visitors starting Friday as they host a "triple-header" of an NCAA Regional Tournament, a softball tournament, and the Peach Festival. Ruston won the...
Jun 03, 2021
Report gives breakdown of inmate deaths in Louisiana
Loyola Law releases the first comprehensive report on inmate deaths in Louisiana. Law Professor Andrea Armstrong said the study analyzed data on 786 known inmate fatalities from 2015 to 2019. She said...
Jun 02, 2021 826 PARANORMAL / CC
Bill to allow voters to decide on a Northshore casino heads to Senate
A House bill to give St. Tammany voters the opportunity to decide if riverboat gambling should be allowed in the parish is heading to the Senate Floor. Sidell Representative Mary DuBuisson's bill pass...
Jun 02, 2021 Dennis Yang / CC
Infrastructure funding bill finds early success, faces long odds
Senate Finance advances a bill that would dedicate .45% of the state sales tax that is set to expire in 2025 permanently to infrastructure. The bill would generate an estimated 350 to 380 million doll...
Jun 02, 2021 The Sunshine Bridge in Donaldsville, built in 1963, is one of eight bridges in Louisiana that the NTSB identified as being at an "unknown level of risk of collapse" if struck by a vessel.
Senate committee rejects bill to restrict qualified immunity for police officers
A Senate judiciary committee has voted down a bill that would limit the legal immunity Louisiana police officers have in wrongful death or injury cases. Shreveport Police Officers Association presiden...
Jun 02, 2021 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
First bill signed into law covers early termination of leases for sexual assault survivors
The first bill of the session to be signed into law by Governor Edwards is one that would allow sexual assault survivors to terminate their residential leases early. During the initial committee discu...
Jun 02, 2021
I-20 Mississippi River bridge rehab complete in Madison Parish
An over two-year rehabilitation Mississippi River Bridge project on Interstate 20 is now complete. Department of Transportation Spokesperson Erin Buchanan said the bridge in Madison Parish was built a...
Jun 02, 2021 I-20 from Madison Parish to Vicksburg, MS is one of the few interstate Mississippi River crossings in Louisiana. Courtesy of DOTD.
Nasal spray clinical trial to prevent COVID underway in Louisiana
A nasal spray clinical trial is underway to prevent COVID-19. Baton Rouge General Rhinologist Dr. Henry Barham is overseeing the trial in Louisiana and said the spray works differently from the vaccin...
Jun 01, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Superintendent Brumley: This summer the "most important academic summer we have seen"
Louisiana K-12 schools are preparing to educate over 200,000 students for summer school after a year where most students spent a lot of time out of the classroom and in front of screens. Superintenden...
Jun 01, 2021 Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley
AG Landry blasts LSU Faculty Senate request for vaccine mandate
Attorney General Jeff Landry blasted the LSU Faculty Senate's request that students be required to get a COVID-19 vaccine to attend classes in the fall. LSU Interim President Thomas Galligan said he w...
Jun 01, 2021 Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R)
