Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Congressional smoking age increase gains steam
Congress is pushing to raise the smoking age to 21 from 18, with a bipartisan vanguard of lawmakers leading the charge. Senator Bill Cassidy, a doctor, backs the age increase, and says its been intere...
Jul 03, 2019 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Longtime UL-Lafayette baseball coach Tony Robichaux passes away following heart attack
Iconic UL Lafayette Baseball Coach Tony Robichaux has died after undergoing multiple surgeries following a heart attack. The voice of the Ragin Cajuns Jay Walker says their hearts are shattered, but t...
Jul 03, 2019
HIV cases in Louisiana see significant drop
HIV cases in the state drop to the lowest numbers in more than a decade according to the Louisiana Department of Health, with a 12% decline in newly diagnosed cases over the past three years. Assistan...
Jul 03, 2019 GbergT / CC
Fireworks safety tips with Fire Marshal Browning
Independence day kicks off tomorrow and pyromaniacs are crowding firework stands to celebrate America's independence with a boom. Every year folks get busted for shooting fireworks in jurisdictions wh...
Jul 03, 2019 Epic Fireworks / CC
St. Bernard Parish pleas for federal aid for seafood industry
St. Bernard Parish President Brian McInnis calls on the feds to provide immediate relief in the form of disaster aid to help the struggling seafood industry. Freshwater pouring from the Mississippi Ri...
Jul 03, 2019 Karen / CC
Record breaking travel expected for the 4th of July
A record 48.9 million Americans are expected to make a trip for the 4th of July, a 4.1 percent increase over last year. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says locally in the Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arka...
Jul 03, 2019
LA Tech baseball, softball, soccer fields condemned
After suffering catastrophic damage from an EF-3 tornado in April, Louisiana Tech has made the decision to demolish the baseball, softball, and soccer stadiums this summer. Athletic Director To...
Jul 03, 2019
State unveils Blanco Highway
A stretch of highway in Cajun Country running from I-10/I-49 South to Raceland was named Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Highway at an unveiling ceremony in Lafayette last night featuring both the ...
Jul 02, 2019
Nutria bounty increases to $6 per tail
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is raising the bounty on nutria tails for the season that starts November 1st. LDWF biologist Catherine Normand says the bounty program has been in p...
Jul 02, 2019 HaPe_Gera / CC
"Operation Murder Gang Meltdown" nets 90 lbs. of meth
"Operation Murder Gang Meltdown", a cross agency narcotics taskforce in Terrebonne Parish is nearing an end after the arrests of several suspects and the seizure of significant amounts of drugs. Terre...
Jul 02, 2019 tsbxbby / CC
