Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
EF3 tornado causes significant damage in St. Landry parish
Residents in the St. Landry village of Palmetto are rummaging through the damage from an EF3 tornado that ravaged at least 25 homes early Saturday morning and claimed one life. Parish President Jessie...
Apr 12, 2021
26-year-old woman in critical condition after spending the night in water following jet ski accident
A 26-year-old woman who fell off her jet ski and was not found until the next day is listed in critical condition at a hospital in Covington. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperso...
Apr 12, 2021
Governor Edwards asking lawmakers to pass revenue neutral tax reform. Also wants higher minimum wage
The 2021 legislative session begins today and at 6 PM tonight, Governor John Bel Edwards will deliver a state of the state address at Southern University's Mumford Stadium. Tax reform will be a domina...
Apr 12, 2021
Bill filed to force college employees to report known incidents of "power-based violence"
A bill is filed that would result in automatic termination of any post-secondary employee who fails to properly report incidents of "power-based violence" to the campus Title Nine coordinator. New Orl...
Apr 10, 2021 New Orleans Rep. Aimee Freeman (D)
Analyst: Culture war bills to fade, federal aid to dominate session
Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat expects the legislative session that begins Monday to be dominated by debate over how to allocate billions in federal pandemic aid. There are a number of controversia...
Apr 10, 2021 Stuart Seeger / CC
Legislation filed to end prison slave labor
Prison reform advocates pursue changes to the way prison labor is handled, targeting a provision of the state constitution called the "slavery exception" that relates to the nearly unpaid forced labor...
Apr 09, 2021
State Health Officer encouraged by low COVID numbers
COVID numbers continue to stay low in Louisiana despite spikes in other parts of the country driven by new viral variants. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says percent positivity this week was onl...
Apr 09, 2021 sergio santos / CC
LSU Board of Supervisors member calls on the school's legal firm to be terminated
LSU Board of Supervisors member Lee Mallett is calling for the university to cut ties with legal counsel Taylor Porter. He said their advice to a small group of university leaders to keep the board in...
Apr 08, 2021 Lee Mallett, LSU Board of Supervisors Member
Gov. Edwards rejects calls for firings at LSU
Governor Edwards reiterated his support for LSU's decision not to fire anyone in the wake of the Husch Blackwell report detailing widespread mishandling of sexual misconduct cases. Edwards said it's c...
Apr 08, 2021
COVID hotline launches
The state launches a vaccine hotline that can help schedule COVID vaccine appointments for residents at nearby providers. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter said the hotline is open 8 AM to 8 PM Mond...
Apr 08, 2021 Photo courtesy of Governor Edwards' twitter feed
