Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
High school principals to hold another vote to end the split in prep sports
High school principals gather in Baton Rouge today for the annual LHSAA convention and once again the main topic is the public-private school split that's been in place since the 2013 football playoff...
Jan 29, 2020
Natchitoches Police seek suspect in double homicide
Natchitoches Police have identified a suspect tied to a double homicide that took place Monday night at a home on Short Seventh Street. An arrest warrant has been issued for 21-year-old Jessie James P...
Jan 28, 2020
Louisiana's musical heritage focus of new K-12 curriculum
K-12 students will have a chance to learn a little more about their Louisiana musical heritage thanks to a curriculum assembled by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Nine musicians were selec...
Jan 28, 2020 Clotee Pridgen Allochuku / CC
Calhoun man attempts to borrow guns to commit robberies
A Calhoun man is booked into the Ouachita Correctional Facility on a drug charge after he approached two people asking to borrow guns at a Planet Fitness parking lot in West Monroe. West Monroe Police...
Jan 28, 2020
Financial disclosures for all 298 state judges now available
You can now view 5 years of financial disclosures for all 298 judges in the state of Louisiana at the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission's website. MCC President Rafael Goyeneche says they've m...
Jan 28, 2020
Bayou Country Superfest not happening in 2020 following announcement of indefinite hiatus
The Bayou Country Superfest is riding off into the Baton Rouge sunset as festival organizers have announced the annual Memorial Day weekend event will be on hiatus until further notice. President and ...
Jan 28, 2020
Third Louisianan dies from vaping illness
The Louisiana Department of Health reports a third person has died in Louisiana from complications related to vaping, while the total number of vaping-related cases has risen to 35. Office of Public H...
Jan 28, 2020 Lindsay Fox / CC
Lt. Gov. Nungesser encouraging staycations for Louisiana residents
Today is National Plan Your Vacation Day and Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says the state has been busy marketing itself to visitors from outside of Louisiana but also encourages residents to take a stayca...
Jan 28, 2020
Bo Pelini returns as LSU's defensive coordinator
Bo Pelini is back as LSU's defensive coordinator. In 2007 he helped the Tigers win a national championship and returns to Baton Rouge after heading coaching stops at Nebraska and Youngstown State. Saf...
Jan 27, 2020 Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini, right, and defensive coordinator Carl Pelini, left, react on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State, in Lincoln, Neb., Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. Iowa State beat Nebraska 9-7.(AP Photo/Dave Weaver)
Two killed in head-on crash in Vermilion Parish, including former high school school football star
Two people from Kaplan died Monday morning in a head-on crash on Highway 14 in Vermilion Parish. They've been identified as 29-year-old Kiristan Mitchell and 18-year-old Kalix Broussard. State Police ...
Jan 27, 2020
