Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Foster care services extended to 21 years of age
Governor John Bel Edwards signs legislation that increases the maximum foster care age from 18 to 21-years-old. The Department of Children and Family Services says by expanding the program, it will he...
Jun 08, 2019
Louisiana's Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control accepting applications from retailers looking to sell CBD products
CBD sales were legalized in the same legislation that allows industrial hemp production, and the Louisiana Office Alcohol and Tobacco Control is now accepting applications from retailers interested in...
Jun 08, 2019 Chemist 4 U / CC
New Orleans music icon Dr. John dead at 77
New Orleans has lost one of its most recognizable voices as six-time Grammy winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dr. John has passed away following a heart attack. New Orleans actor Harry Shearer re...
Jun 07, 2019
Fantasy sports dies after last second fillibuster
Fantasy sports legalization fails to get a final vote after a last second filibuster on the Senate floor from the same legislator who brought an ultimately doomed sports betting bill. Fairness for Fan...
Jun 07, 2019 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
House Republican Chair looks back on 2019 session
The 2019 Legislative session is in the books. House Republican Chairman Lance Harris feels overall it's been a great session. Harris says among the most positive pieces of legislation was the controve...
Jun 07, 2019
Governor Edwards puts a wrap on this year's session
Governor Edwards celebrated the end of the first legislative season of his tenure to not feature special sessions and says the passage of most of his legislative agenda points the state in the right d...
Jun 06, 2019
Morganza Spillway opening pushed back for third time, with no new opening date
The opening of the Morganza Spillway has been postponed indefinitely. Army Corps of Engineers spokesperson Ricky Boyett says the water levels on the Mississippi River are coming in a little lower than...
Jun 06, 2019
Les Miles and Peyton Manning among the 11 to be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame
Two of the biggest names in sports, Peyton Manning and Les Miles, are among the eleven that will be inducted this weekend into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches. Former LSU baseball co...
Jun 06, 2019
One confirmed dead as southeast Louisiana parishes deal with issues from heavy rainfall and high winds
Severe weather impacting southeast Louisiana has produced road flooding and reports of a tornado outbreak. East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome says the flood waters resulted i...
Jun 06, 2019
Analyst: Edwards sitting pretty after legislative session
Political analyst Clancy DuBos says politically Governor Edwards has terrific momentum heading into the fall governor's election after a successful legislative session. Dubos says the 1,000-dollar tea...
Jun 06, 2019
