Author Archives: Jeff Palermo

08.13.15
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LRN Sportscast 16:45 August 13

The Saints kick-off the preseason tonight against the Baltimore Ravens. Quarterback Drew Brees will likely play one or two series, but it’s a big game for several wide receivers who are trying to make the team. Brandin Cooks and Marques Colston are the likely starters. NFL analyst Mike Detillier says Brandon Coleman is trying to be that number three wide out…
cut 18 (13) “…impressive”
Kick-off is at 6:30.

Former Louisiana Tech star IK Enemkpali met with reporters today after his first practice with the Buffalo Bills. He apologized to the Jets organization and said it was never his intention to hurt anybody. Enemkpali added he’s grateful the Bills gave him a chance, following his release from the Jets for breaking the jaw of quarterback Geno Smith in a locker room fight.

LSU Coach Les Miles says he ran his team through a 30 to 35 play scrimmage today at the team’s practice facility. Miles says he likes how the passing game is coming along and its just not the quarterbacks who are getting better….
cut 29 (13) “…our guys”
Miles says Brandon Harris was the quarterback who took the snaps with the first team.

Louisiana Tech football announced today that it will open the 2019 season at Texas. The Bulldogs will also visit Clemson in 2022 and kick-off the 2017 season at home against Northwestern State.

Former Southland Conference defensive player of the year, Bryan Smith, will be one of five former Cowboy athletes to be inducted into the McNeese State athletics Hall of Fame this year. Smith holds the school record for career sacks with 31.

08.13.15
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11:40 Sportscast August 13, 2015

It’s gameday for the Saints as they open the preseason campaign by playing the Ravens in Baltimore. NFL Analyst Mike Detillier says for players on the bubble to make the roster, they’ll need to make plays on special teams…
cut 17 (17) “…return game”
A big position battle in camp is at wide receiver as there are a dozen wide outs trying to make the team. Kick-off is set for 6:30.

The Pelicans 2015-16 NBA schedule is out and Anthony Davis and company will appear on national television 21 times, including on opening night and Christmas Day. New Orleans will visit the defending champion Warriors on TNT on October 27th to tip-off the season. The Pels travel to Miami on Christmas Day. Lebron James and the Cavs make their lone trip to the Big Easy on December fourth.

According to the Baton Rouge Advocate, LSU wide receiver Travin Dural along with his cousin, Randall Menard, rescued a woman, who was trapped in an overturned vehicle. The incident happened last month in Dural’s hometown of Breaux Bridge. Dural and his cousin were able to open a rear passenger door, so that the woman was able to get out.

Louisiana Tech football announces they’ll play Texas in 2019. The game is scheduled for August 31st that year in Austin. It will be the first meeting between the two schools on the gridiron. It’s been reported the Bulldogs will get one-point-one million dollars to play the game.

Former Bulldog star IK Enemkpali is now a Buffalo Bill. The Bills claimed him off waivers after he was released by the Jets after breaking the jaw of quarterback Geno Smith with a punch in the locker room.

UL Lafayette held its first scrimmage of fall camp and quarterbacks Brooks Haack, Jalen Nixon and Jordan Davis each directed the number one offense on scoring drivers. Freshman Keenan Barnes caught two TD passes.

08.12.15
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LRN Newscast 17:30 August 12

A new poll from CNN shows that Governor Bobby Jindal is not gaining ground on the republican presidential front runners in Iowa. Jindal only received support from two percent of the 544 republican likely caucus goers who were surveyed following last week’s debate on Fox News. Donald Trump led the pack at 22-percent.

BESE approves a plan to increase funding to send more children of low income families to daycare. Emelie Gunn has more…
cut 2 (30) “…I’m Emelie Gunn”

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana’s insurance market is stronger and more competitive today than it was before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Donelon says one indicator is the number of insurance companies active in Louisiana…
cut 3 (09) “…in 2005”
Donelon credits the creation of a mandatory statewide building code and the legislature passed incentives encouraging homeowners to strengthen their properties against storms in helping the insurance market recover.

State Police say they are looking for a driver from Pineville they believe is at fault in a fatal hit and run crash in St. Mary Parish. Trooper Dustin Dwight says a motorcyclist was hit by 31-year-old Mark Montie Jr who pulled his truck out in front of him. He says the motorcyclist, identified as 22-year-old Jerome Rudolph Jr. of Patterson, was pronounced dead on scene…:
CUT 7 (08) “in this case”
He says Montie stopped at the scene, then fled on foot and is still on the run.

08.12.15
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LRN Sportscast 16:45 August 12

Louisiana Tech head coach Skip Holtz calls former Bulldog defensive end IK Enemkpali a leader, who was involved in community service in Ruston. Holtz made the comments in response to the Jets releasing Enemkpali after he punched New York quarterback Geno Smith in the face in the locker-room, fracturing his jaw. Holtz says he hates that this happened to IK….
cut 30 (06) “…your life”
But it looks like Enemkpali has caught on with another team as there’s multiple reports saying the Bills have claimed IK.

The LSU football team is about a week into fall camp and the players are saying they feel comfortable in what new defensive coordinator Kevin Steele is teaching them. Defensive end Tashawn Bower…
cut 29(09) “…trying to do”
Bower says a big emphasis is putting more pressure on the quarterback.

The Saints first preseason game is tomorrow night as they visit the Baltimore Ravens. These preseason games are big for the players who are on the bubble to make the roster, like safety Vinnie Sunseri. Sunseri has been able to get more reps, because fellow safety Jairus Byrd remains on the physically unable to perform list…
cut 18 (19) “…really easy”
Kick-off tomorrow in Baltimore is at 6:30.

There’s been a very strange court room sketch released today of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady who appeared in federal court as part of a deflategate hearing. In the background of the sketch, it appears LSU’s Les Miles, wearing his customary white hat, is sitting behind Brady. Miles even noticed and went on twitter to say he’s been busy at LSU, and he was not in the court room.

08.12.15
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LRN PM Newscall August 12

Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana’s insurance market is stronger and more competitive today than it was before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Eric Gill reports…

CUT 1 (31)  “I’m Eric Gill”

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BESE approves a plan to increase funding to send more children of low income families to daycare. Emelie Gunn has more…

CUT 2 (30)  “I’m Emelie Gunn”

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Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says Louisiana’s insurance market is stronger and more competitive today than it was before Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Donelon says one indicator is the number of insurance companies active in Louisiana…

CUT 3 (09)  “in 2005”

He credits the creation of a mandatory statewide building code and the legislature passed incentives encouraging homeowners to strengthen their properties against storms in helping the insurance market recover. In fact, Donelon says in 2014 Louisiana homeowner’s rates rose by just 2.8-percent on average…

CUT 4 (10)  “or five years”

He says that’s the lowest average rate increase since 2005. Many major insurers pulled out of coastal regions after the storms, allowing smaller, more regional insurance companies to move in. Donelon says the tripling of the state’s Guaranty Fund Protection has given consumers confidence to purchase coverage from these smaller companies…

CUT 5 (07) “five hundred thousand dollars”

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State Police say they are looking for a driver they believe is at fault in a fatal hit and run crash in St. Mary Parish Tuesday evening in Bayou Vista. Trooper Dustin Dwight says the preliminary investigation revealed 31-year-old Mark Montie Jr. of Pineville was pulling out of the Wal-Mart on US 90 and failed to yeild to an oncoming motorcycle…:

CUT 6 (06)  “the crash”

Dwight says after the crash, Montie stopped at the scene and then fled on foot. He is being sought by law enforcement throughout the state at this time. He says the deceased motorcyclist is identified as 22-year-old Jerome Rudolph Jr. of Patterson…:

CUT 7 (08)  “in this case”

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State Police say a suspect who was shot by a Union Parish Sheriff’s Deputy and a trooper Tuesday night is in serious condition. Troop F spokesman Michael Reichardt says the sheriff’s office was called out to a disturbance around 10:30pm in Downsville regarding a man who was apparently threatening family members with a firearm…:

CUT 8 (11)  “all their commands”

Reichardt says charges are pending against the suspect pending his release from a Shreveport hospital where he is now in serious condition. He says they believe the man did not listen to cops when they told him to put his weapon down…:

CUT 9 (10)  “by air”

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The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approves a plan that will help more low income families receive federal assistance so they can send their young children to daycare. State Superintendent of Education John White says today’s action provides 10 million dollars in subsidies to assist impoverished parents….

cut 10 (06)  “good things”

The program is called the Child Care Assistance Program. At one time there were about 40-thousand children enrolled, now there are only 15-thousand. White says hopefully this federal assistance can get more kids in daycare…

cut 11 (08)  “working families”

White says because of the additional 10-million dollars, the maximum annual subsidy to send a child to day care will increase from 17-hundred dollars to four-thousand dollars…

cut 12 (05)  “for families”

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A Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s deputy is being called a hero today after rescuing three people who were sleeping inside a burning home in Lacassine. Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Chris Ivey says Deputy Josh Bienvenu used his quick thinking after driving by the burning house at around 3:40 Tuesday morning while on duty.

cut 13 (08)  “the family up”

Ivey says when Deputy Bienvenu arrived on the scene, the front of the residence was completely engulfed in flames up to the roof. He says Bienvenu was able to enter the home and locate three occupants sleeping.

cut 14 (05)  “any injury”

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08.12.15
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11:40 LRN Sportscast august 12

Louisiana Tech football coach Skip Holtz says he hates what happened to former Bulldogs defensive end IK Enemkpali. Enemkpali has been cut from the New York Jets after he threw a punch in the locker room that broke the jaw of starting quarterback Geno Smith. Holtz says he had a positive experience with Enemkpali when he coached him in 2013…
cut 30 (15) “…he was a leader”
ESPN’s Chris Mortenson says Enemkpali could face discipline from the NFL as a result of the incident.

At LSU….the Tigers will practice twice today.

And the Ragin Cajuns will hold their first of three closed scrimmaages today at Cajun Field. Coach Mark Hudspeth says he likes the toughness he’s seen from his team.

The Saints’ first of four preseason games is tomorrow night when they visit Baltimore. Many NFL fans have suggested there should only be two preseason games. But Coach Sean Payton says guys like, former Saints running back Pierre Thomas, may not have made the team in 2007, if there were only two preseason games…
cut 17 (20) “…two game exposures”
Kick-off tomorrow night is at 6:30.

The NBA schedule will be released at five o’ clock today. There’s already been reports the Pelicans will play at Miami on Christmas Day and open the season by playing the defending champs, the Golden State Warriors, at Oracle Arena on October 27th.

08.11.15
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LRN Newscast 17:30 August 11th

The Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control issue over 800 citations to Louisiana establishments for selling alcohol and tobacco to minors during the summer. Eric Gill reports…
cut 2 (29) “…I’m Eric Gill”

A family in Covington says their pet cat was found sliced in half on a golf course. Jeff Dorson, director of the Humane Society of Louisiana, says these cases need to be fully investigated to ensure it doesn’t become a gateway to bigger crimes…
cut 5 (06) “…other violence”

State Police say a 1-year-old, who was riding in the lap of a front seat passenger, was ejected from the vehicle and died from her injuries in a crash that took place in Morehouse Parish on Monday afternoon. Trooper Michael Reichardt says 23-year-old Shatora Hall of Bastrop was driving and there were five other people in the car at the time:
CUT 7 (09) “in that car”
He says Hall has been charged with reckless operation and a no child restraint violation.

Slidell Police are calling it a miracle that a 50-year-old motorcyclist survived a crash with an 18-wheeler. Sergeant Daniel Seuzenua says they believe the driver of the semi was intoxicated and literally ran over the motorcycle which stopped, waiting to make a turn. Seuzeneau says the bike was dragged underneath the truck and the victim tossed off his motorcycle…
cut 14 (10) “…full recovery”
The truck driver was arrested and faces several charges.

08.11.15
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LRN Sportscast 16:45 August 11

Former Louisiana Tech star IK Enemkpali has been released by the New York Jets for sucker punching quarterback Geno Smith in the locker room and fracturing Smith’s jaw. Smith is now expected to miss six to ten weeks and Jets coach Todd Bowles called the situation very childish. Enemkpali was drafted in the sixth round by the Jets in 2014. There are reports the altercation was over money.

The Saints held their final training camp practice today before Thursday’s preseason opener at Baltimore. Head Coach Sean Payton on what the first preseason game of the year means for his team…
cut 27 (06) “…veteran players”
It doesn’t look like running back CJ Spiller will play in the preseason opener as he’s been sidelined because of an undisclosed injury. It’s reported that the injury is not considered significant.

One other NFL note…the Steelers have signed former Saints kicker Garrett Hartley, who appeared in two games with Cleveland last year.

The LSU men’s basketball team is on its way to Australia. The Fighting Tigers will play five games in three cities against teams featuring professional players. Point guard Josh Gray is not on the trip, because he played in a game that wasn’t sanctioned by the LSU compliance office.

Former University High Basketball star Skylar Mayes has recommitted to LSU. The six-foot-three point guard led the Cubs to two straight Class 3-A titles and he’ll play his senior season for Findlay Prep in Las Vegas.

ULM announces four people will be added to their athletics hall of fame during a ceremony in October. Going into the hall are former wide receiver Vincent Brisby, former baseball star Andy Davis, the voice of the Warhawks, Frank Hoffman and Larry Saulters, who played basketball at Northeastern and is the program’s career leader in assists with 398.

The Ragin Cajuns football team is practicing in full pads and quarterbacks Brooks Haack, Jalen Nixon and Jordan Davis each took turns with the number one offense during team drills.

08.11.15
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LRN PM Newscall August 11

A family cat was found sliced in half on a golf course in Covington. Emelie Gunn has more on this gruesome dismemberment…

CUT 1 (30)  “I’m Emelie Gunn”

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The Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control announce that they issued over 800 citations to Louisiana establishments for selling alcohol and tobacco to minors during their 2015 Summer Crackdown. Eric Gill reports…

CUT 2 (29)  “I’m Eric Gill”

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A beloved family cat was found mutilated on a golf course in Covington. Charlie was a friendly, 2-year-old cat, adopted last year from the St. Tammany Humane Society by the Worthington family. The family contacted the police but are still unsure of who committed this crime. Becky Worthington says they’re positive Charlie wasn’t killed by another animal.

CUT 3 (12)  “innocent animal”

Cat slicing has become an epidemic around the country, not just in St. Tammany Parish, according to the Louisiana Humane Society. Executive Director Jeff Dorson says they’re concerned this crime is being copied and shared around social media. He believes this is a bigger problem than authorities think it is.

CUT 4 (10)  “a felony”

Dorson says they’re turning to social media to get animal rights activists to take a stand against cruelty and call the sheriff’s office. He says these cases should be fully investigated to ensure it stops and doesn’t become a gateway to bigger crimes.

CUT 5 (06) “other violence”

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State Police say an unrestrained infant is dead after a single vehicle crash in Morehouse Parish. Trooper Michael Reichardt says 23-year-old Shatora Hall of Bastrop lost control of her vehicle, ran off the roadway, and struck a tree…

CUT 6 (09)  “of her injuries”

He says 1-year-old Aniyia Worsham, who was riding in the lap of a front seat passenger, was ejected from the vehicle and died from her injuries. Worsham was the only person in the vehicle who was not restrained. The five other people in the car survived the crash with only minor injuries. Reichardt says the vehicle was overcrowded…

CUT 7 (09)  “in that car”

He says Hall has been charged with reckless operation and a no child restraint violation. Reichardt says this is a terrible situation that could have been easily averted…

CUT 8 (06)  “child restraint”

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The Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control announce that they issued over 800 citations to Louisiana establishments for selling alcohol and tobacco to minors as a result of their 2015 Summer Crackdown operation. ATC Commissioner Troy Hebert says nearly 5,500 compliance checks resulted in 821 citations statewide. He says these numbers are consistent with previous years…

CUT 9 (11)  “underage operatives”

The summer initiative is an attempt by ATC to prevent access of alcohol and tobacco to underage persons. Violators face fines up to $5,000 and are subject to criminal and/or administrative charges. Hebert says, more importantly, it jeopardizes a business’s ability to sell tobacco and alcohol in the state…

cut 10 (09)  “doing so responsibly”

Of the citations issued, 460 were issued for alcohol sales to a minor and 361 for tobacco sales. Hebert says they will continue to educate businesses across the state to get the compliance rate higher. He says nothing good can come out of selling alcohol and tobacco to someone underage…

cut 11 (09)  “somebody else”

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Slidell Police released video today of a 50-year-old motorcyclist who survives a horrific accident with an 18-wheeler.  Public Information Officer Daniel Seuzeneau says usually when you hear of an accident like this you assume the worst but it’s a miracle he survived.

cut 12 (12)  “the ditch”

Seuzeneau says the driver of the 18-wheeler, 56-year-old Timothy Duimstra of Michigan, apparently passed out at the wheel when he made a hard right hitting the motorcycle waiting to turn onto the main road. He says Duimstra was found to be under the influence of both drugs and alcohol during the incident.

cut 13 (07)  “motor vehicle”

To view the video of the crash, visit louisianaradionetwork.com. Seuzeneau says the entire accident was caught on surveillance video by a local business. He says the driver of the motorcycle is still in serious condition but is expected to survive.

cut 14 (10)  “full recovery”

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08.11.15
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11:40 LRN Sportscast August 11

According to LSU Coach Les Miles, Brandon Harris and Anthony Jennings are sharing snaps with the number one offense. Miles says both guys continue to show improvement every day and there is not a certain person he has in his mind that will start at QB….
cut 19 (09) “….good portion of them”
The Tigers kick-off the season against McNeese State. LSU has announced that for the 12th straight season, they’ve sold their allotment of season tickets.

UL Lafayette wide receiver Jared Johnson has injured his left knee and he’ll miss the rest of the season. Johnson had ten catches last season, but had a chance to start this year.

ULM senior wide receiver Tyler Cain will reportedly miss the rest of the season with a lower body injury. Cain was expected to be the starting H-back this season.