Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

A new study indicates prenatal care in Louisiana is at risk because many obstetricians are refusing to see patients in their first trimester, when miscarriages are highest, due to the state's abortion...

The Village 337, a civil rights organization, is demanding the release of an 11-year-old girl in custody after the state dropped a first-degree murder charge on Thursday. The minor was charged last No...

In Natchitoches, Sabine, and Rapides Parishes, the Central Louisiana Violent Crime Abatement Team's (VCAT) two-day detail resulted in the arrest of 55 individuals, and 83 citations were issued. Troope...

David Cauthron, a former Addis police officer, pled guilty Monday to two counts of manslaughter related to a deadly car crash on New Year's Eve in 2022. Cauthron slammed his unit into a vehicle with t...

UPDATE: The bill was pulled from consideration to be heard Tuesday in House Transportation Committee but is still expected to be debated in the regular session. A bill to eliminate vehicle inspection ...

The Louisiana Office of Inspector General has issued a report on their investigation of the death of two-year-old Mitchell Robinson III who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022 in Baton Rouge. Inspecto...

A new poll from JMC Analytics indicates there is still minimal support for changing Louisiana's elections to a closed primary. In the first special session, lawmakers voted to move Congressional, PSC,...

Coushatta Casino Resort will break ground on a new $150 million 204 room hotel expansion in Kinder. Director of Marketing Robert Thornton says the upgrades will boost the number of rooms for tourism a...

Clarifying the claims process is one idea lawmakers will discuss during this legislative session as a way to bring more insurers into Louisiana. Senate Insurance Chairman Kirk Talbot says they've been...

The road to another national championship for the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team looks difficult as they are a 3-seed in a region that features top-seeded Iowa and second-seeded UCLA. Coach Kim Mulke...