Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Sole surviving passenger in plane crash has burns to over 75% of his body
The lone surviving passenger from Saturday's fatal plane crash in Lafayette that killed five people remains in critical condition, but there is hope Wade Berzas will survive despite burns to over 75-p...
Dec 30, 2019
Woman allegedly drunk drives into State Police building
50-year-old Felicia Payne of Alexandria is behind bars for the holidays after allegedly drunk driving into the State Police Troop E building. State Police Master Trooper Scott Moreau says thankfully P...
Dec 30, 2019
Two teens die in I-10 crash in Acadia Parish
Two teens from Morse are dead following a wreck on I-10 in Acadia Parish just before 8 o'clock last night. Trooper Thomas Gossen says excessive speed was a factor in the accident that claimed the live...
Dec 30, 2019 Tony Webster / CC
California gator ban halted by courts
A Judge temporarily halts a California law banning the sale of alligator products in the Golden State, a law officials say would devastate gator conservation efforts in the Bayou State. Louisiana Depa...
Dec 30, 2019 a m lewis / CC
2019: A Year in Review
2019 was a year full of memorable moments. The Louisiana sports world was left with a bad taste in its mouth when the Saints lost the opportunity to go to the Super Bowl because of poor officiating in...
Dec 30, 2019
NTSB looking at a lengthy and difficult investigation into fatal plane crash that killed five people
Federal investigators say it will likely take at least a year before they know what caused a twin-engine plane crash in Lafayette on Saturday, killing five people on their way to see the Tigers in the...
Dec 30, 2019
Despite 13-3 record, Saints miss out on bye; host Minnesota on Sunday
Despite a dominant 42-10 win over Carolina Sunday that gave the Black and Gold a 13-3 record, the Saints will not get a week off and instead will host sixth-seeded Minnesota on Sunday. New Orleans nee...
Dec 30, 2019 Erin Costa / CC
Tiger Rag Editor: Peach Bowl was the best single game performance in LSU history
After a historic dismantling of Oklahoma in the Peach Bowl LSU heads home to take on Clemson two weeks from now in the Superdome for the National Championship Game. LSU ran up 49 points in the first h...
Dec 29, 2019
LSU Tigers advance to the CFP National Championship Game in New Orleans
Only one win stands between the Bayou Bengals and a national title following a lopsided victory 63-28 victory over Oklahoma in the Chick-fil-a Peach Bowl. The game saw Heisman recipient quarterback Jo...
Dec 28, 2019
UPDATE: No emergency distress call prior to Lafayette plane crash
Five people are confirmed dead after a small twin-engine plane crashes in Lafayette, just over two miles from Lafayette Regional Airport Saturday morning. The plane landed in a post office parking lot...
Dec 28, 2019
