Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
126 fully vaccinated Louisianans have tested positive for COVID-19
126 Louisianans have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated, good for only about .02 percent of all Louisianans who are fully vaccinated. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter said ...
Apr 05, 2021 Maryland GovPics / CC
98,000 individuals received unemployment benefits while not eligible
A Legislative Auditor's report finds that approximately 98-thousand individuals received $405 million in unemployment benefits and it appears they were not eligible in Louisiana from the end of March ...
Apr 05, 2021
LSU survey: 56% of parents believe their children's education was hindered by the pandemic
More than half of the parents of school-age children think their child learned less over the past year according to the 2021 Louisiana Survey. LSU Public Policy Research Lab Director Mike Henderson sa...
Apr 05, 2021 Nenad Stojkovic / CC
Additional "Constitutional Carry" legislation filed
Legislation has been filed that would allow anyone 21 and older to carry a concealed handgun on their person without needing a permit. West Monroe Senator Jay Morris said passing this legislation woul...
Apr 02, 2021 Stuart Seeger / CC
Bill to make employers liable if COVID vaccine is required
Oil City Representative Danny McCormick introduces legislation that will make employers civilly liable if they force an employee to take a vaccine and that employee suffers health impacts. "Which if t...
Apr 02, 2021 Representative Danny McCormick (R) Oil City
AccuWeather predicts up to seven hurricanes for 2021 in the Atlantic
AccuWeather releases predictions for the 2021 hurricane season and we are in store for another above-average season in the Atlantic. They are calling for 16 to 20 named storms and expect 7 to 10 to be...
Apr 02, 2021 @gletham GIS, Social, Mobile Tech Images / CC
Those fully vaccinated unlikely to spread COVID per CDC study
A CDC real-world study of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines shows they reduce the risk of both symptomatic and asymptomatic infection by 90 percent once you complete your series. The key finding confirm...
Apr 02, 2021 Photo courtesy of Ochsner
About a third of Louisianans say they will never take a COVID vaccine
32 percent of Louisianans said they will never take a COVID vaccine according to the 2021 Louisiana Survey. LSU Public Policy Lab Director Mike Henderson said when you break down the numbers the one g...
Apr 01, 2021
Supply is low and demand is high for crawfish this Easter
It is one of the biggest crawfish weekends of the year, but LSU Ag Center Crawfish specialist Mark Shirley said he's not sure if there's enough to go around for everybody this weekend. "There's quite ...
Apr 01, 2021 Phil Darnell / CC
Less than half of Americans report belonging to a church
Only 47 percent of Americans say they're a member of a church according to Gallup, the first time the number has ever dipped below half. It's a 23 point drop since 2000 and only 36 percent of Millenni...
Apr 01, 2021 Kerttu / CC
