Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

LSU researchers have secured a $550,000 grant to work on creating an insect repellent that could reduce cases of malaria, Lyme disease, and West Nile. Chemical Engineering Professor Kerry Dooley says ...

Egg-cellence news if you're planning on dying Easter eggs this year. Louisiana Farm Bureau spokesperson Avery Davidson said the prices have dropped significantly. Last year the southern average for a ...

A Senate committee approves legislation that gives Louisiana police officers the power to arrest people who are in the United States illegally. Denham Springs Senator Valarie Hodges says the federal g...

After the horrific collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Tuesday, many in Louisiana are concerned if it could happen in the Bayou State. State Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallet...

The House Education Committee has approved the Gator Scholarship Program which in a few years would allow families of any income level to receive state dollars to attend a private school. Governor Lan...

A bill to make panhandling a state crime in Louisiana advances from House Criminal Justice. Baton Rouge Representative Dixon McMakin said House Bill 97 is an effort to improve both motorist and pedest...

The House Criminal Justice Committee approves legislation that would make it a crime to be within 25-feet of a working law enforcement officer who told the person to stop or retreat. Thibodaux Represe...

A bill to give judges the discretion to punish individuals who sexually assault a child with surgical castration advances from Senate Judiciary C. Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow's bill allows for t...

St. Tammany Parish leaders say they plan to file for a recall campaign to remove Coroner Dr. Christopher Tape. Tape was accused but never tried on a technicality for child sexual abuse in 2002 in New ...

State Police says a single vehicle crash on Sunday night in Richland Parish claimed the life of the 14-year-old driver and several passengers in the vehicle were injured. Trooper Ryan Davis says Suh' ...