Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
GOP issues endorsements for statewide elections
The Louisiana Republican Party releases it's list of statewide office endorsements headlined by both major GOP gubernatorial candidates, and a clear favorite in the race for Insurance Commissioner. LS...
Sep 03, 2019
New tool lets you take a close look at construction spending/state debt
The Treasurer's Office unveils a new transparency tool that lets Louisianans track construction project costs on a parish by parish basis and see just how much debt the state has accrued. Treasurer Jo...
Sep 03, 2019 Louisiana State Capitol in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
State Police arrest a murder suspect who is also shot at during a police chase on I-10
State Police arrested two people involved in a wild shooting scene on I-10 in Jefferson Davis Parish. One of the men booked, 36-year-old Trinity Coleman of Franklin, is a suspect in the murder of a fe...
Sep 03, 2019
United Cajun Navy stationed in Jacksonville assisting with Hurricane Dorian response
After lashing out on the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian has started slowly making its way towards the U-S eastern seaboard. The United Cajun Navy is stationed in Jacksonville, Florida, and Founder Todd Ter...
Sep 03, 2019
Analyst: Governor's race set to ramp up
Labor Day is in the rearview mirror and the governor's race is set to ramp up. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat says the post-Labor Day stretch is generally the point when the public begins to pay at...
Sep 03, 2019
Louisiana sends personnel and assets to the East Coast to help with Hurricane Dorian impacts
Louisiana emergency responders are in Florida and South Carolina to assist with the potential impact of Hurricane Dorian. Deputy Director of the governor's office of homeland security and emergency pr...
Sep 02, 2019
LSU study finds temperature increases in the wake of a hurricane
LSU studied the weather effects of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico and found temperatures increased two degrees on average and humidity dropped five percent a month after landfall as a result of defoli...
Sep 02, 2019
LA receives 76.2 million from the feds for transportation projects
DOTD plans on using this year's 76.2-million-dollar federal allocation to continue to improve I-12 in St. Tammany and to address eight bridges throughout the state. DOTD Secretary Shawn Wilson says it...
Sep 01, 2019
It's Labor Day, so what is the state of Louisiana's economy?
Its Labor Day and the job market in the state is getting lots of attention in the governor's race with the Edwards administration touting full employment, but the Republican challengers say the state ...
Sep 01, 2019
LSU's new spread offense is a smashing success in 55-3 win over Georgia Southern
Saturday's season opener for the 6th ranked LSU Tigers could not have gone any better as the Bayou Bengals were clicking from the state and easily defeated Georgia Southern 55-3. The spread offense we...
Aug 31, 2019
