Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Burrow's hometown has "crazy amount of pride" in LSU gunslinger
The people of Athens, Ohio have been cheering on hometown hero Joe Burrow all throughout the LSU QB's record-breaking season, and can't wait to watch him take home the Heisman on Saturday. Burrow freq...
Dec 12, 2019
Hurricane Betsy has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm, 54 years after landfall
Fifty-four years after the storm's landfall on southeast Louisiana, Hurricane Betsy is being upgraded to the Category 4 storm. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the reclassification comes as weather...
Dec 12, 2019 Florida Keys--Public Libraries / CC
Three quarters of LA adults have not been vaccinated for the flu
The state Office of Public Health says only 25% of healthy adults have received a flu shot this year. Immunization medical director, Doctor Frank Welch, says that percentage needs to increase since fl...
Dec 12, 2019 Fort George G. Meade Public Affairs Office / CC
Regents, BESE aim to get all high school grads college credits
The Board of Regents and BESE sets a goal of ensuring that every high school freshman by 2025 will graduate with at least one college credit or job skill credential. Commissioner of Higher Education K...
Dec 12, 2019 Commissioner on Higher Education Kim Hunter Reed
Alex Winter Fete kicks off in Downtown Alexandria
Downtown Alexandria is the focal point of holiday spirit this weekend in Rapides Parish with the Alex Winter Fete. There is no shortage of arts and craft vendors for holiday shopping, a gumbo cook-off...
Dec 12, 2019 Nick Amoscato / CC
White House scrambles to shore up Senate support for new trade deal
The White House is scrambling today to sure up Senate support for a new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada amid growing concerns by conservatives over the House-backed bill. Speaker Nancy Pelosi a...
Dec 12, 2019 Tammy Anthony Baker / CC
LPB airs love letter to duck hunting
At 7 PM tonight Louisiana Public Broadcasting takes a deep dive into the world and history of Bayou State duck hunting with In the Blind. The program interviews hunters from around the state and was c...
Dec 12, 2019 Mike Mantin / CC
Louisiana to file suit against California's law banning sales of alligator products
The state is preparing to file a lawsuit against California because of a new law that goes into effect January first which will ban the sale of alligator and crocodile skins. The law was actually put ...
Dec 11, 2019 Allen McGregor / CC
LA's biggest cities ranked most in need of charity
New Orleans, Shreveport, and Baton Rouge make Wallethub's list of top 25 cities most in need of charitable giving during the holiday season. The Crescent city came in at three, and while the city is k...
Dec 11, 2019
Corp identifies five flood mitigation projects likely to win federal funding
The Corps of Engineers New Orleans District has identified five flood mitigation projects across south Louisiana they feel stand a good chance of winning federal backing and eventually funding. Corps ...
Dec 11, 2019
