Author Archives: Jeff Palermo
Business owners say blown call hits the bottom line
Saints fans may be heartbroken, but business owners in sports related industries say that infamous blown call is hitting more than just the heart, it's hitting the pocketbook. Black and Gold Shop owne...
Jan 22, 2019
Golden Meadow crash kills three
Three people are dead, including a two-year-old child after a pickup truck ran off the road into Bayou Lafourche in Golden Meadow. State Police Senior Trooper Jesse LaGrange said it happened shortly a...
Jan 22, 2019
Governor Edwards releases video message for voters as part of his re-election campaign
Governor John Bel Edwards officially launched his re-election campaign with a video message to voters. The main theme is that he says Louisiana is better now than when he took office in 2016 when he i...
Jan 22, 2019
Report: Former Louisiana congressman John Fleming considering a run for governor
Former Louisiana congressman John Fleming of Minden is reportedly considering a run for governor. Fleming represented Louisiana's 4th District for eight years and left the House in 2017. LSU Shrevepor...
Jan 21, 2019
Winner of Ball mayor's race disqualified for being a convicted felon
The man who was elected mayor of the Town of Ball last fall, and then disqualified from serving due to his criminal conviction when a new amendment went into effect, is challenging that decision in ap...
Jan 21, 2019 Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino
Bakery offering a chance for Saints fans to take a bite out of Rams' refs
Haydel's Bakery in New Orleans is helping Saints fan mourn their stolen championship with the "no ref" cookie that puts the referee's face of the NFC title game on a sugary treat you can take a bite o...
Jan 21, 2019
Report: NFL competition committee to discuss using instant replay on pass interference calls
Can we expect the use of replay expanded in the NFL after the league admits the refs missed a pass interference call in the final two minutes of regulation in Sunday's NFC Championship game? NFL Analy...
Jan 21, 2019
Covington optometrist offers free eye exams to NFL referees ahead of next season
A Covington optometrist has seen a social media post spread like wildfire after yesterday's bayou burglary. The eye doctor made the post following the controversy that cost the black and gold a chance...
Jan 21, 2019 noir imp / CC
Missed pass interference call leads to stunning playoff exit for the Saints
The Saints Super Bowl hopes were dashed inside a stunned Superdome on Sunday by a missed pass interference call and a 57-yard field goal in OT to give the Rams a 26-23 win over the Black and Gold. New...
Jan 20, 2019
Hearse of MLK on display in Baton Rouge
The hearse that carried Martin Luther King Jr. to his final resting place is now on display in Baton Rouge as part of the Carrying on the Dream exhibit at Capitol Park Museum and will be on display fo...
Jan 20, 2019
