Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

Beginning next week Louisiana will receive 67,350 COVID vaccine doses, an increase of almost 16 percent. President Joe Biden announced an overhaul to the Federal distribution of COVID vaccines Tuesday...

Boating crash incidents and boating-related fatalities increased by twenty percent in 2020. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Adam Einck said the pandemic has caused an incre...

The Biden Administration is expected to issue a yearlong moratorium on new oil and gas drilling licenses for federal lands and waters as part of a push to ramp down American fossil fuel production and...

Many Entergy customers in the state have seen a significant increase in their power bills. Entergy New Orleans CEO David Ellis said it was the perfect storm for there to be an increase for the month o...

The House of Representatives delivered Articles of Impeachment against former President Trump to the Senate Monday night. Senator Bill Cassidy is set to be a juror in an impeachment trial for the seco...

Ochsner Health System has been forced to reschedule 21,400 COVID vaccine appointments after receiving fewer doses than expected. CEO Warner Thomas says they will reschedule once they have enough vacci...

LSU has hired Minnesota Vikings Defensive Backs coach Daronte Jones as the team's new defensive coordinator. Head coach Ed Orgeron joined Off The Bench with T-Bob Hebert on ESPN 104.5 in Baton Rouge a...

An audit from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's office says the state Department of Environmental Quality has made progress in the fight against pollution, but raises concerns about regulatory enfor...

Enrollment at Louisiana public schools is down two percent. State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley said the decline in enrollment is on par with other states. "In fact, if you look to Texas th...

Only 49 percent of Ochsner system staff have been vaccinated despite being eligible to be vaccinated for several weeks. Ochsner CEO Warner Thomas said that's problematic because the vaccine was more r...