Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
New Orleans Saints will allow fans in the stands on Sunday
The New Orleans Saints will be allowed to play in front of fans after the team reached an agreement with Mayor Latoya Cantrell. Beginning this Sunday against the Carolina Panthers, 3,000 fans will be ...
Oct 21, 2020 Bryan Dorrough / CC
No televised US Senate race for LA voters before November 3rd election
There will be no televised US Senate primary debate before November 3rd, the first time Louisianans won't have a pre-vote debate in a Senate contest since 1998. Senator Bill Cassidy says he won't part...
Oct 21, 2020
Municipal association fights legislation that would strip state construction funds for reducing police budgets
Legislation that could strip municipalities of state construction funds should they reduce their police budget has stalled amidst opposition from the Louisiana Municipal Association. The legislation w...
Oct 20, 2020 Chad Davis / CC
Lawmakers deadlocked on Gov's public health authority with only a week left in session
There's only a week left in the special session and lawmakers are deadlocked on questions of whether the Governor's public health authority should be restricted. LaPolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford...
Oct 20, 2020
Aerial mosquito spraying underway in parishes impacted by Hurricanes Laura and Delta
U-S Air Force C-130 planes are being used to spray for mosquitos in parishes impacted by Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Mike Steele with the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedn...
Oct 20, 2020 John Tann / CC
Hurricane Laura and Delta evacuees returning to their homes
A majority of evacuees from Hurricanes Laura and Delta, those being housed in the Alexandria mega-shelter or hotels in Louisiana and Texas, are returning to their homes this week. Emergency Preparedne...
Oct 20, 2020
Constitutional Amendment Two asks voters to change the way oil and gas wells are assessed for property taxes
Constitutional Amendment two on the November 3rd ballot would change the way oil and gas wells are assessed for property taxes. The current method levies local taxes per well without consideration of ...
Oct 20, 2020
Amendment Three to allow access to the Rain-Day Fund during federal disasters
Amendment Three on the ballot proposes changes to access the state's, Rainy Day Fund. Public Affairs Research Council President, Robert Travis Scott, says currently the fund can only be accessed if th...
Oct 20, 2020
Legislative Dems call for an early end to the special session
Democrats call for the ongoing special session to wrap up early saying it's costing the state money and nothing is getting done. House Democratic Caucus Chair Sam Jenkins penned a letter to the Senate...
Oct 19, 2020
Ka'Mauri Harrison Act advances to the Senate floor
The Ka'Mauri Harrison Act is close to final passage after clearing the Senate Education Committee. Ka'Mauri's father, Nyron Harrison, appeared before the panel and told lawmakers about how the Jeffers...
Oct 19, 2020 Stuart Seeger / CC
