Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Shreveport is the site for a two-day cybersecurity summit
Governor John Bel Edwards is co-hosting a cybersecurity summit Tuesday and Wednesday in Shreveport. It's in conjunction with the National Governor's Association. The governor's chief of staff Mark Coo...
May 14, 2019
President Trump visits Cameron Parish today highlighting energy sector jobs
President Trump is visiting Cameron Parish at 2pm today to tour Sempra Energy's 10-billion dollar liquefied natural gas export facility and will highlight job growth in the energy sector. Louisiana Oi...
May 14, 2019 The Epoch Times / CC
Should "Stand Your Ground" extend to churches?
The House will debate a bill today that would add "place of worship" to the list of locations eligible for "Stand Your Ground" legal protections. Bill author Houma Representative Beryl Amadee says cur...
May 14, 2019 dominique Bernardini / CC
A proposal to gradually reduce the state sales tax back to 4% clears a House committee
A proposal to gradually return the state sales tax to four-percent, where it was for many years prior to the Edwards administration clears out of the House Ways and Means Committee. The current state ...
May 13, 2019 Stuart Seeger / CC
Angola death row excessive heat suit conditionally dismissed
A case filed by Angola death row inmates that accused the facility of cruel and unusual punishment for it's refusal to air condition their cells has been conditionally dismissed after the two sides ca...
May 13, 2019
Study looks for link in childhood blood sugar levels and Alzheimer's
A long-running study is looking for a connection between blood sugar levels early in life and mid-life brain health. The study is called the Bogalusa Heart Study and began in the 70s with about 200 ch...
May 13, 2019
2018 was another record breaking year for Louisiana tourism
A record breaking 51.3 million tourists visited Louisiana in 2018, a nine percent increase over 2017. That's according to Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser who says the "Feed Your Soul" slogan is making wa...
May 13, 2019
Distracted driving cell phone ban set for debate today
The House is expected to take up legislation today that would ban drivers from touching their cell phones while behind the wheel. Bill author, Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval says the proposal...
May 13, 2019 tracey r / CC
WalletHub ranks Louisiana worst state for police officers
It's National Police Week and according to the personal finance website WalletHub, Louisiana is ranked the worst state for police officers in 2019. The Bayou State has the 47th highest crime rate and ...
May 12, 2019 Matty Ring / CC
Edwards expresses confidence in approval for $39 million in block grant funding for public schools
Governor John Bel Edwards is confident the legislature will approve his proposal for $39 million in block grant funding that would go to Louisiana school districts. Edwards says public schools despera...
May 11, 2019
