Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
LSU Vet School receives social media buzz from helping a turtle with his mobility
A box turtle who is missing his rear legs now has a new set of wheels to improve his mobility thanks to LSU veterinarians. Spokesperson for the LSU Vet School Ginger Guttner says medically, Pedro the ...
Jun 25, 2019
2,300 teachers begin specialized mentorship training
2,300 of the state's best teachers have begun specialized training aimed at preparing them to be mentors to new educators and struggling students. Assistant Superintendent Hannah Dietsch says the prog...
Jun 25, 2019 Lyn Lomasi / CC
Personal income up 4% in Louisiana for Q1
Personal income growth was up four percent in the first quarter of the year, outpacing the national average according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The governor's office says the income growth r...
Jun 25, 2019 rychlepozicky.com / CC
Millions admit to driving high on pot
A recent study by AAA indicates about 70% of drivers in America feel they are unlikely to be caught by the police while driving while under the influence of marijuana. AAA spokesperson Don Redman says...
Jun 25, 2019 Heath Alseike / CC
Operation Broken Heart leads to 63 arrests statewide on charges of child exploitation
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says 63 people have been arrested statewide for child exploitation as part of Operation Broken Heart. Landry says several law enforcement agencies were involved ...
Jun 25, 2019 Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R)
Longtime Ragin Cajuns Coach Tony Robichaux hospitalized after open heart surgery
Longtime Ragin Cajuns baseball's head coach Tony Robichaux is recovering following open heart surgery Monday afternoon. UL- Lafayette Athletics spokesperson Patrick Crawford says Robichaux went to the...
Jun 25, 2019
Cake was not the only thing getting cut at a Bunkie wedding reception that ended in a stabbing
The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff's Office is on the lookout for a Bunkie man accused of stabbing a wedding guest at a reception on Saturday night. According to investigators, a fight broke out around 11:4...
Jun 24, 2019
Gov. Edwards addresses Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention
Governor John Bel Edwards spoke at the Louisiana Farm Bureau Convention in New Orleans. During the address, Edwards highlighted that Louisiana needs the China trade deal resolved, and soon, in an effo...
Jun 22, 2019
Welsh father charged with manslaughter in death of two-month-old child
A two-month-old child is dead and the father is in jail after admitting to the police to striking the child several times in the back of the head. Welsh Police Chief Marcus Crochet says the suspect di...
Jun 22, 2019
Summer can be brutal on pets, make sure to keep them cool
Summer has arrived and the first days of the season is seeing the heat index in the triple digits in some areas. Those temps are not just brutal on humans, but on the four-legged family members as wel...
Jun 22, 2019 H.L.I.T. / CC
