Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Louisiana expands COVID vaccine eligibility
Louisiana has expanded COVID vaccine eligibility to anyone 16 years and older with certain health conditions, including asthma, hypertension, diabetes, smokers, and people who are overweight. Edwards ...
Mar 09, 2021
Senate committee to discuss sexual misconduct cases on college campuses
A Senate committee meets in the Capitol Tuesday at 10 AM to discuss the handling of sexual misconduct incidents on college campuses. Members of the Legislative Women's Caucus will attend the meeting, ...
Mar 09, 2021 Stuart Seeger / CC
Treasurer Schroder will not take the COVID vaccine
State Treasurer John Schroder told Talk Louisiana host Jim Engster he will not be taking a COVID vaccine. Schroder was asked about the impending substantial expansion in vaccine eligibility and whethe...
Mar 09, 2021 John Schroder
Les Miles fired at Kansas due to sexual harassment allegations while at LSU
Les Miles is out as the head football coach at Kansas University as a result of the reports that surfaced last week where Miles acted inappropriately with female students at LSU and was told to quit t...
Mar 09, 2021 Former LSU Head Football Coach Les Miles
One year ago today the COVID pandemic officially arrived in Louisiana
Today is the one-year anniversary of the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Louisiana. Chief of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans Dr. Julio Figueroa says looking back, COVID was likely sp...
Mar 09, 2021 Mufid Majnun / Unsplash
AG's office releases Magee harassment complaint
The Attorney General's Office released the sexual harassment complaint filed against top aide Pat Magee that resulted in his 38-day suspension and the 20,000 dollar docking of his salary. The complain...
Mar 09, 2021 Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R)
LA pre-GRAMMY party going virtual
This year Louisiana's pre-GRAMMY celebration is going all-virtual and will be streamed live online Tuesday starting at 7 PM. Louisiana artists account for more than a dozen nominations this year. Lt. ...
Mar 08, 2021 Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser
Students hold sit-in calling for the firing of LSU athletics employees
About 100 students held a sit-in outside of LSU's Football Operations Building calling on LSU officials to fire athletic administrators Verge Ausberry and Miriam Segar based on findings released last ...
Mar 08, 2021 Tigers Against Sexual Assault at sit in outside LSU Football Operations Building
Photo by Brooke Thorington
Les Miles' attorney calls Kansas' decision to place Miles on administrative leave 'disturbing and unfair'
The attorney for former LSU football coach Les Miles calls Kansas's decision to place Miles on administrative leave unfair. K-U made this move after reports that Miles acted inappropriately with femal...
Mar 08, 2021
Online marketplace meetup in Jefferson Parish allegedly ends in murder, theft
Police are seeking a 1st Degree Murder charge against a man they say murdered and robbed a 29-year-old New Orleanian at a meetup to sell a 2,800 dollar dirt bike. JP Sheriff Joe Lopinto said the victi...
Mar 08, 2021
