Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
LSU stays undefeated in the SEC with 10-point win over Georgia
Georgia shot 54% from the field and hit eight 3-pointers, but it wasn't enough to beat LSU as the Tigers extended their eight-game winning streak by beating the Bulldogs 92-82. Tremont Waters was very...
Jan 23, 2019
Saints GM Mickey Loomis: Life is not always fair
Saints fans continue to reflect on Sunday's heart breaking loss in the NFC Championship game, but General Manager Mickey Loomis says the franchise is moving forward. Loomis spoke with reporters at the...
Jan 23, 2019
Louisiana lauded for it's highway safety laws
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety say Louisiana ranks seventh for best highway safety laws on the books. The Bayou State is lauded for having nine of the organization's recommended safety laws. Pr...
Jan 23, 2019
Temple enters insurance race
DeRidder insurance industry veteran Tim Temple is running against incumbent Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon in this year's fall election that features a slate of statewide offices, including govern...
Jan 23, 2019 Tim Temple, Insurance Commissioner
Abortion clinics required to have admitting privileges
Beginning Monday, Louisiana abortion clinics will be required to have admitting privileges at a local hospital, that after a Friday ruling from the New Orleans based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Atto...
Jan 23, 2019 Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry (R)
Governor Edwards addresses NFC Championship blunder in letter written to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell
Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a written letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell asking him and the owners to change the rules to make sure another obvious, blatant and intentional penalty at the...
Jan 23, 2019
Lawsuits filed over officiating blunder
Lawsuits have been filed against the NFL over Sunday's NFC Championship game. New Orleans Attorney Frank D'Amico says the non pass interference call in the final two minutes of regulation was egregiou...
Jan 22, 2019
LHSAA to debate allowing select schools to chose their championship locations
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association annual convention gets underway today and there's a proposal on the table to allow the private schools, hold championship events in football, basketball,...
Jan 22, 2019
Expect an effort in the state legislature to legalize hemp
An organization is gearing up to push for hemp legalization in Louisiana after the 2018 Farm Bill allows states to regulate it. Louisiana Industrial Hemp Alliance Representative Arthur Walker says it'...
Jan 22, 2019 storebukkebruse / CC
St. Tammany Parish Coroner declares NFC Championship game a homicide
The St. Tammany Parish Coroner's office has ruled Sunday's Bayou Burglary as a homicide. Dr. Chuck Preston said the criminal intent was clear in the Saints loss in the NFC Championship. "That defender...
Jan 22, 2019 Bryan Dorrough / CC
