Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
April 16th deadline set on duplication of benefits answers
The feds have agreed to an April 16th deadline on providing an answer on when, and if RESTORE 2016 flood grant money will be available to those who took out SBA loans, A-K-A the "duplication of benefi...
Apr 02, 2019 Senator Bill Cassidy (R) - Louisiana
Former youth baseball league president accused of stealing funds from league
A Cut Off man has been arrested by the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office accused of stealing thousands from a youth baseball league. 40-year-old Blaine Curole was the president of the league from 2015...
Apr 02, 2019
Legislation proposed that would mandate drug testing following serious auto and boating accidents
A fatal wreck in 2017 that killed a four-year-old girl is inspiring a Bossier City legislator to change state law law so that even drug tests are required for drivers involved in auto and boating acci...
Apr 02, 2019 Chris Yarzab / CC
CenturyLink keeps HQ in Monroe through 2025
CenturyLink will keep it's corporate headquarters in Monroe through 2025. The company, which employs over 2,200 workers in the state at a payroll of 200 million dollars, announced the agreement with G...
Apr 02, 2019
Legislation filed to rename Interstate 10 "Who Dat Nation Highway"
New Orleans Senator Wesley Bishop is introducing legislation to see the interstate adopt the moniker the "Who Dat Nation Highway." Bishop said the nearly 275 mile stretch of Interstate 10 that runs th...
Apr 02, 2019
ITEP change could be on the way
A Baton Rouge Representative is proposing a change to the Industrial Tax Exemption Program. The Republican lawmaker wants the Parish President, Sheriff, and School Board President to be the review boa...
Apr 01, 2019
DCFS: Number of juvenile victims of human trafficking rose in 2018
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services releases a report that finds the number of reported juvenile trafficking victims rose by 20% in 2018. Child welfare manager Christy Tate said t...
Apr 01, 2019 Imagens Evangélicas / CC
Research indicates Louisiana is the most-stressed out state in nation
The personal finance website WalletHub has released a report that indicates Louisiana is the most stressed-out state in the nation. Bordering states Mississippi took second place and Arkansas placed t...
Apr 01, 2019 Jesper Sehested / CC
Gas tax bill seeks to tackle Louisiana's crumbling infrastructure
Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter has a bill that would eventually pump billions of dollars into the state's crumbling infrastructure by raising the gas tax by 18 cents a gallon over the next 12...
Apr 01, 2019 Former Baton Rouge Rep. Steve Carter
Legislation could see handheld phone use banned behind the wheel on Louisiana roads
Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval has introduced legislation for the upcoming session that would see handheld cell phone use prohibited while driving. Current law only sees that restriction in p...
Apr 01, 2019 Steven Damron / CC
