Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Louisiana State Fire Marshall personnel deployed to Puerto Rico following earthquakes
Governor John Bel Edwards deploys State Fire Marshal personnel to Puerto Rico to assist in the recovery from recent earthquakes. State Fire Marshall Butch Browning says Urban Search and Rescue special...
Feb 06, 2020 Chris Amelung / CC
New conservative group focuses on doing away with death penalty in Louisiana
Some Louisiana conservatives are rethinking capital punishment by announcing the formation of a new group known as Louisiana Conservatives Concerned About the Death Penalty. The organization's nationa...
Feb 06, 2020
LSU study looks at how vaping impacts previous non-smokers
As vaping rates soar LSU assistant professor of Comparative Biomedical Sciences Alexandra Noel is looking into how vaping impacts the lungs of people who were previously non-smokers. Noel says a lot o...
Feb 05, 2020 Lindsay Fox / CC
President acquitted, Kennedy/Cassidy vote against removal
Impeachment comes to an end as the Senate votes to acquit President Donald Trump in a nearly party-line not guilty vote on both articles of impeachment. In charge one, abuse of power, 52 Senators vote...
Feb 05, 2020 Sen John Kennedy (R)
Health officials looking into mumps outbreak involving LSU students
LSU has confirmed five students living off-campus have come down with the mumps. Doctor Frank Welch with the state office of public health says the contagious disease can spread through contact with s...
Feb 05, 2020
House chair lays out likely timeline for reapportionment
The Census is right around the corner and that's set to make the House Governmental Affairs Committee a busy place for the next two years. Lake Charles Republican Stephen Dwight was just named Chair o...
Feb 05, 2020
Two Cassidy bills name checked in State of the Union
President Trump highlighted two bills by Senator Bill Cassidy last night in the State of the Union, one focusing on parental leave and the other targeting surprise medical billing. Cassidy's family le...
Feb 05, 2020 Matt Johnson / CC
LSU Alexandria Foundation receives a $460,000 contribution to fund the expansion of the nursing program
The LSU Alexandria Foundation receives a $460,000 contribution from six community partners to fund the expansion of the nursing program. Foundation director Melinda Anderson says this helps combat the...
Feb 05, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Homicide is a leading cause of death of pregnancy in Louisiana
In Louisiana, the death rate for pregnant women is twice the national average and the leading cause of death for expectant mothers is homicide, that's according to a joint study between Tulane and LSU...
Feb 04, 2020 dualdflipflop / CC
Criminal Justice Committee ready for incarceration reform, marijuana, and capital punishment
Baton Rouge Democrat Ted James is named Criminal Justice Committee Chairman and plans to approach incarceration reform, marijuana, and capital punishment with a focus on their fiscal impact. The bipar...
Feb 04, 2020 Baton Rouge Representative Ted James to accept appointment as SBA Administrator Region Six.
