Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

If you're looking for a different kind of Mardi Gras experience this year, head to the City of Eunice. Instead of catching beads and doubloons, revelers chase chickens in colorful costumes during Cour...

Outside of New Orleans one of the busiest spots on the globe Mardi Gras-wise is Calcasieu Parish. Visit Lake Charles spokesperson Matt Young said their season got off to a big start Friday with the Me...

LSU Alexandria says it's the fastest growing public university in Louisiana. Chancellor Paul Coreil says LSUA's enrollment has reached an all-time high 5,405 students, nearly a six-percent increase si...

A federal judge has ordered the state's legislative maps to be redrawn because it violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the black vote. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross said it's a m...

Governor Jeff Landry's special session to address crime in Louisiana will begin next Monday and wrap on March 6th. Monroe Senator Steward Cathey believes the legislation Landry is calling for will mak...

The Landry Administration has presented state lawmakers with a proposed 44-billion dollar budget. Commissioner of Administration Taylor Barras says the amount of state spending is about the same for n...

Thousands of people from around the world will flock to the Bayou State to let the good times roll this Mardi Gras weekend. And Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says New Orleans isn't the only city...

It's Super Bowl Weekend and according to the American Gaming Association, 68 million people are expected to place a bet on the big game. Louisiana Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns said AGA i...

The Super Bowl is Sunday and then on Monday it's the official handoff to New Orleans as the Big Easy will host Super 59 on February 9th. Thousands are in Las Vegas for this year's Super Bowl and Lt. G...

Governor Jeff Landry has called for a special session for lawmakers to debate his tough-on-crime legislation. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat said the session will begin on Monday, February 19th, an...