Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
CSU predicts above average 2021 hurricane season
Colorado State University hurricane researchers anticipate an above-average 2021 Atlantic hurricane season. Graduate Researcher at CSU Jhordanne Jones said they are predicting 17 named storms. Not as ...
Apr 08, 2021 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center / CC
LSU Board lawyer grilled over decision to bar employees from testifying at sexual misconduct hearing
LSU's General Counsel and legal advisor to the LSU Board of Supervisors told lawmakers why LSU employees had been banned from speaking under oath to the Legislative Select Committee on Women and Child...
Apr 08, 2021 Stuart Seeger / CC
Bills to tax and regulate sports wagering to be addressed in legislative session
Voters in 55 of 64 parishes approved sports betting last fall and for it to become a reality both a regulatory and tax bill must make it through the state legislature during the legislative session th...
Apr 07, 2021 Erin Khoo / CC
Dave Nitz is retiring as the voice of Louisiana Tech football and basketball, will focus on baseball
The longtime voice of the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Dave Nitz has decided to retire as the radio voice of football and basketball, but will still call baseball games. The 78-year-old Nitz says he's been...
Apr 07, 2021 The Marshall Thundering Herd played Louisiana Tech Bulldogs in a Conference-USA pod playoff game at the Thomas Assembly Center, Ruston, La. on Sunday, 28Feb2019. TOM MORRIS Photo/LATechSportsPix.com. c.2019. Louisiana Tech University Foundation, Ruston, La.
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LSU bans employees from testifying at a Legislative committee aimed at the school's handling of sexual misconduct
LSU barred all employees from testifying under oath at Thursday's Legislative hearing into the school's mishandling of sexual misconduct cases. This comes after both coach Ed Orgeron and AD Scott Wood...
Apr 07, 2021 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
A majority of Louisianans believe state sales tax is too high
The 2021 Louisiana Survey finds 54-percent of adult residents feel the state sales tax is too high and the majority want neither spending cuts nor tax increases. Policy Lab Research Director Mike Hend...
Apr 07, 2021 Mike Lawrence / CC
LSU Athletic Administrator alleges conspiracy to cover up Miles harassment
LSU Athletics Administrator Sharon Lewis intends to file a lawsuit alleging she suffered harassment and career repercussions as a result of investigating reports of sexual misconduct by former footbal...
Apr 07, 2021
Secretary Ardoin announces Louisiana Commission on Election Integrity and Voting
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin has announced the formation of the Louisiana Commission on Election Integrity and Voting. Ardoin says the bipartisan panel will discuss ways to make sure voters have con...
Apr 07, 2021 Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R) will not seek re-election.
Woodward and Orgeron will not appear in front of a Senate committee investigating LSU's sexual misconduct scandal
Football coach Ed Orgeron, Athletic Director Scott Woodward, and other LSU officials will not appear at tomorrow's Senate Select Committee on Women and Children to discuss the mishandling of previous ...
Apr 07, 2021
Biden infrastructure bill includes money for BR-NOLA passenger rail
Included in President Biden's two trillion-dollar infrastructure proposal is funding for passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Baton Rouge Area Foundation VP John Spain said pass...
Apr 07, 2021 CeresB / CC
