Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Restarted power plant brings electricity back to additional Entergy customers in Calcasieu Parish
Entergy restarts one of its power plants in Calcasieu Parish. Entergy spokesperson David Freese says crews brought the Calcasieu Plant online in part by sending power to the facility by way of a repai...
Sep 10, 2020
Louisiana to move to Phase Three Friday
Governor John Bel Edwards said the state is ready to move into the next phase of reopening. Edwards said at a Thursday morning press conference that after analyzing COVID-19 data for the last two week...
Sep 10, 2020
LSU tracking on-campus COVID outbreaks by sewer epidemiology
LSU is using wastewater samples to track the spread of coronavirus on campus. COVID patients shed the virus in their fecal matter and testing wastewater from various points in a sewer system can see h...
Sep 10, 2020 Kathleen Franklin / CC
The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season reaches its statistical peak
September 10th marks the statistical peak of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season and so far it's been one for the record books. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we've seen a record-breaking 17 named...
Sep 10, 2020
LHSAA moves football season up one week to October 1st to 3rd
The high school football season will kick off October 1st and contact practices can begin today. LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine says teams will play an eight-game regular season and playoffs. B...
Sep 09, 2020
Hurricane Laura blamed for COVID outbreak among Louisiana Tech football players, team forced to pull out of nationally televised Baylor game
Louisiana Tech Head Coach Skip Holtz blames Hurricane Laura for an outbreak in coronavirus cases among the football team. The Bulldogs were supposed to kick off the season playing Baylor on Saturday i...
Sep 09, 2020
Disaster Food Stamps approved for 16 parishes affected by Hurricane Laura
The state has received approval to distribute disaster food stamps in 16 parishes impacted by Hurricane Laura. The program will run in phases, with the first phase beginning tomorrow in Acadia, Allen,...
Sep 09, 2020
25% attendance capacity and no tailgating among COVID spread mitigation efforts enacted at Tiger Stadium for 2020 LSU football season
Saturdays will look much different at Tiger Stadium this fall LSU announces there will be no pre-game walk down Victory Hill, the Tiger band will not perform on the field, no tailgating, and attendanc...
Sep 09, 2020
LA GOP calls on Governor to allow parishes to make their own call on Phase Three
The state Republican Party calls on Governor Edwards to allow parish governments to make their own decisions on whether or not to move into Phase Three. LA GOP spokesperson Ben Smith says the current ...
Sep 09, 2020
Trump painting controversy sees legal action from a Washington Parish high school student
A Pine High School Senior is taking the Washington Parish School Board to court after the superintendent ruled a parking space mural of President Donald Trump was too political. Ned Thomas was partici...
Sep 09, 2020
