Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Edwards implores citizens to celebrate small for Labor Day
As many make plans for Labor Day Weekend Governor John Bel Edwards implores citizens of the state to remain diligent when it comes to social distancing so the state will continue to see a decline in C...
Sep 04, 2020
Hurricane Laura on track to be second-largest insured loss event in Louisiana history
Hurricane Laura is estimated to be an eight-to-nine billion-dollar insured loss event, the second-highest in the state's history only behind Katrina. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says with the m...
Sep 03, 2020
Committee meets to discuss future of HS athletics
The House Education Committee meets Friday morning with a session laser-focused on the future of fall high school athletics. Chairman Ray Garofalo says the committee has been working with the LHSAA, B...
Sep 03, 2020 Mitch Loeber / CC
Facebook removes inflammatory post from page of Congressman Clay Higgins
Facebook takes down a post by Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins for threatening to shoot armed protestors that come to Lafayette. LSU Shreveport Poli Sci Professor Jeff Sadow says the post ...
Sep 03, 2020 Congressman Clay Higgins (R) represents Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District
Edwards encouraged by Laura recovery one week after landfall
It's been one week since Hurricane Laura made landfall in Cameron Parish and cut a line of devastation from Lake Charles to Ruston. Governor John Bel Edwards says no storm has ever maintained so much ...
Sep 03, 2020
LSU has reported 366 COVID-19 cases since August 15th
LSU interim president Thomas Galligan says the university has reported 366 COVID-19 cases since August 15th. In addition to a symptom tracker feature, Galligan says the LSU website has a COVID dashboa...
Sep 03, 2020
Hurricane Laura opens the door for unlicensed contractors to make a quick buck
Following the devastation of Hurricane Laura, scammers are looking to make a quick buck on storm repairs. State Licensing Board for Contractors State Compliance Director Brad Hassert says verify if a ...
Sep 02, 2020 Bob Dass / CC
State seeks poll workers ahead of November election
The state is pushing to sign up more poll workers ahead of the upcoming November 3rd election. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says to qualify you have to be a registered voter in Louisiana who does no...
Sep 02, 2020 Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R) will not seek re-election.
Entergy: Two to three weeks before the Lake Charles area will get power
Entergy Louisiana expects it will be about two to three weeks before power is available to customers in the Lake Charles area. CEO Phillip May says the infrastructure damage sustained in Calcasieu and...
Sep 02, 2020
Evicted New Orleans woman accused of torching apartment complex
A New Orleans woman is arrested, accused of setting fire to her apartment building after being given an eviction notice earlier in the day. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the suspect, 25-year-...
Sep 02, 2020
