Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Heroic healthcare worker dies in Delphi fire saving patient
A heroic home health worker died in a Delphi home fire while trying to save her 71-year-old paraplegic patient. Fire Marshal's spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue said according to the surviving patient 64-y...
Nov 27, 2020
Small Business Saturday this weekend
It was ten years ago when American Express launched Small Business Saturday, a day to bring awareness of the small mom and pop shops of Main Street. NFIB State Director Dawn Starns said they were aske...
Nov 27, 2020 Mike Licht / CC
Holiday shopping trends change with pandemic
Holiday shopping presents a unique situation with the pandemic this year. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice said online sales increased 32 percent in the second quarter of 2020 whereas overall sales fo...
Nov 27, 2020 Dan Rice, LSU Associate Professor, Department of Marketing
Christmas tree farmers expect a banner year
Christmas tree farmers are expecting a banner year as COVID has families desperate to bring a little holiday cheer to their homes. Southern Christmas Tree Association head Kevin Steele Sr. said that e...
Nov 26, 2020 Nick Amoscato / CC
State scores more BP money for five coastal projects
Louisiana has been approved for an additional 234 million dollars in BP Oil Spill funds that will be used to facilitate five different coastal projects. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority De...
Nov 26, 2020
Black Friday deals not so hot this year
According to WalletHub you won't be catching as much of a deal if you go shopping this Black Friday. WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzales said discounts in the past averaged 40-percent off, but this Black ...
Nov 25, 2020 ADICAE / CC
Increased coronavirus restrictions are in place in Louisiana
Tougher coronavirus restrictions go into effect today as the state is seeing a third surge of COVID-19 cases. The modified Phase Two will result in bars closing, fewer people inside restaurants and gy...
Nov 25, 2020 Phil Roeder / CC
Modified Phase Two restrictions to hurt already struggling restaurants in the state
Modified Phase Two restrictions that go into effect today means restaurants will once again have to make major adjustments and just as we approach the holiday season. President of Louisiana Restaurant...
Nov 25, 2020
Lake Charles turkey drive brings 2,000 birds to needy residents
An effort to deliver turkeys to residents in the beleaguered City of Lake Charles was a big success, with the "Mayor's Turkey Challenge" bringing over 2,000 birds to needy residents. Mayor Nic Hunter ...
Nov 25, 2020 Will Kimeria / CC
First Covid-19 vaccines could be received by mid-December
The Louisiana Health Department expects to begin receiving the first COVID vaccine by mid-December. Stacy Hall, Director of the Office of Public Health Immunization Program says they are waiting on gu...
Nov 25, 2020 NIAID / CC
