Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
60 Minutes to feature LSU's Coach Ed Orgeron on Sunday night
Coach Ed Orgeron will get the national spotlight when the LSU coach's story is told on Sunday night on CBS's 60 minutes. Special assistant to the head coach Derek Ponamsky says production was original...
Sep 18, 2020 Tammy Anthony Baker / CC
Full election results unlikely to be ready on election night
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin warned a legislative committee Friday that under the election plan the state was ordered to adopt by a federal judge it is unlikely we will know the full results of the ...
Sep 18, 2020
DSNAP assistance expanded to three additional parishes; over $12 million already paid out
The Department of Children and Family Services receives federal approval to operate a Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in three more parishes, including Caddo, LaSalle, and St. Landr...
Sep 17, 2020
First bars begin welcoming back patrons in select parishes
Bars are reopening in select Louisiana parishes that have less than a five percent positivity rate on COVID tests for a two week period. City Bar in Crowley opened Wednesday night. Owner Chad Monceaux...
Sep 17, 2020
2021 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction class unveiled
The 2021 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame induction class features one of the best receivers to play for the Saints, LSU's most decorated player on defense, and a college basketball legend. Hall of Fame ...
Sep 17, 2020
Pecan farmer's promising harvest derailed by Hurricane Laura
Hurricane Laura had a substantial effect on the agriculture industry and Monroe pecan farmer Abraham Lincoln says his nuts were severely impacted. Lincoln says while there are still some nuts in the t...
Sep 17, 2020 Ken Bosma / CC
Haunted Houses OK'd to open under strict COVID restrictions
Haunted Houses will be allowed to open this year but under strict permitting requirements and pandemic health restrictions. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning said only 50 people total will be allowed ...
Sep 17, 2020
Technical error results in 7,600 unemployment recipients receiving over payment letters
A technical issue resulted in 7,600 unemployment claimants receiving an erroneous message claiming they owed overpayment money to the state and feds. Louisiana Workforce Commission Secretary Ava Dejoi...
Sep 17, 2020 Pictures of Money / CC
LSU officials aim to make game-day experience as positive as possible with spread mitigation efforts
LSU officials address the fan experience at Tiger Stadium this fall. Athletics Director Scott Woodward says the stadium will be at 25% capacity to accommodate social distancing and spectators will be ...
Sep 16, 2020
Half of Cameron Parish homes thought to have been destroyed by Laura
Cameron Police Jury Vice President Scott Trahan estimated more than half of the homes in the storm-ravaged parish were completely destroyed by Hurricane Laura. Trahan said he's been told it could be u...
Sep 16, 2020
