Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Halloween advice: give kids chocolate milk before trick-or-treating
Nutritionist Althea Zanecosky recommends giving your kids a glass of chocolate milk before trick-or-treating tonight and setting off on what could be a grueling few hours of candy collection. Zanecosk...
Oct 31, 2019
LSP Halloween safety tips
State Police has some tips to keep your kids safe as you head out into the cold tonight for some trick-or-treating. To start, Trooper Taylor Scrantz says make your kids wear wristbands with your cellp...
Oct 31, 2019 Maryland GovPics / CC
Louisiana sees more improvement in 8th-grade math than any other state
The nation's report card ranks Louisiana between 44th and 49th in math and reading assessments. However, the report shows the state has made more improvement than any other state in 8th-grade math. St...
Oct 30, 2019 Chris de Kok / CC
Coach O wants his team to stay away from giving Alabama bulletin board material
LSU will likely be the number one team in the Associated Press Top 25 poll when they visit second-ranked Alabama on November ninth. But Coach Ed Orgeron says they are not paying attention to the curre...
Oct 30, 2019
Sheriff Ard responds to Perkins child sex crime scandal
Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard speaks publicly for the first time about Dennis Perkins scandal, defending his decision to keep SWAT Commander Perkins on staff. Perkins and his wife are accused of...
Oct 30, 2019 Dennis Perkins, file photo October 2019.
Officials indicate timeline of Hard Rock Hotel demolition uncertain
Four contractors are expected to submit bids by Friday with their plans on how to clear the site of the Hard Rock Hotel collapse. New Orleans Fire Chief Tim McConnell says an exact timeline on demolit...
Oct 30, 2019
Edwards and Rispone face-off tonight in only televised debate before November 16th run-off
Governor Edwards and Eddie Rispone will share the stage tonight for what it is expected to be the only gubernatorial run-off debate. Louisiana Public Broadcasting will televise it at 7 PM. UL Lafayett...
Oct 30, 2019
Covington based app tracks sex offender communications
Parents have a new app to keep their kids safe, Safe Virtual Neighborhoods, which lets them know when a sex offender tries to contact their children. St. Charles Sheriff Greg Champagne says all parent...
Oct 29, 2019 Jhaymesisviphotography / CC
Teen suicide rates spike 87% over a decade
New research indicates teen suicide rates are up 87 percent over the last decade, with LGBTQ teens being the most at risk for suicide attempts. Researcher at Trust for America's Health Rhea Farberman ...
Oct 29, 2019 ankxt / CC
Murder suspect loses Livingston Parish home in fire
A fire destroys the Livingston Parish home of a murder suspect that is currently in jail. The home of Errol Hicks burned down Monday. State Fire Marshal spokesperson says the blaze was a very destruct...
Oct 29, 2019 sboneham / CC
