Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Llama recovering from gunshots, owner arrested
A 67-year-old Opelousas woman was arrested for allegedly shooting her llama after it attacked her. St. Landry sheriff deputies responded to Madeline Bourgeois' home to find the injured llama, named Ea...
Feb 20, 2019
"Ask the Governor" to air at 2:06 PM.
This month's edition of the "Ask the Governor" call-in show is today at 2:06. You can call in with your questions to the governor by calling 1-877-217-5757. The show airs on several Louisiana Radio Ne...
Feb 20, 2019
LDH: Catch beads, not the flu
According to the Louisiana Department of Health, about one out of ten visits to a health care provider are for flu-like symptoms. While there are flu cases being reported all around the state, LDH ind...
Feb 20, 2019 Tara Schmidt / CC
School supply deduction bill pre-filed
Abbeville Senator Bob Hensgens has pre-filed a bill for the legislative session that begins in April that would give teachers a 250 dollar tax deduction for buying school supplies, reviving a temporar...
Feb 20, 2019
Record seven municipalities now under state fiscal administrators
A record seven local governments in Louisiana are under control of a fiscal administrator appointed by the state, because of budget woes. Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera says the administrators have...
Feb 19, 2019
LSU football's developing 2020 recruited class ranked number one
LSU football's 2020 recruiting class is rated number one by 247Sports. The Tigers have eleven verbal pledges, nine four-star commitments and the number one cornerback in high school, California's Elia...
Feb 19, 2019
Driver charged with 3rd DWI following fatal crash
A Gonzales man has been arrested and charged with his 3rd DWI following an overnight crash in Ascension Parish left one dead. The head-on collision happened just before 11:30 last night when 28-year-o...
Feb 19, 2019
LSU DKE hazing investigation could lead to further reforms
Commissioner of Higher Education Kim Hunter Reed says the state is keeping a close eye on the criminal investigation into alleged hazing at the DKE fraternity at LSU that has so far resulted in 11 arr...
Feb 19, 2019 Commissioner of Higher Education, Kim Hunter Reed
Could another Republican join the governor's race?
State GOP operative Scott Wilfong says there is an effort to find a more competitive candidate to take on the governor in the October 12th primary. Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards is currently la...
Feb 19, 2019
An unclaimed million dollar Powerball ticket expires Thursday
There's less than 72 hours until a one-million dollar Powerball ticket bought at the Ideal Mart in New Orleans expires, becoming one of the highest jackpots to go unclaimed in Louisiana. Louisiana Lot...
Feb 19, 2019
