Jeremy has enjoyed a long career behind the microphone with stops in Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and Indiana before coming to the Acadiana area. In addition to programming KPEL, Jeremy enjoys talking to you on your drive home every weekday from 5-6pm.In what spare time he has, Jeremy likes to follow sports, play golf, is an avid reader and enjoys time with his family.
Jeremy Lawrence
Tax Overhaul Could End Up Hiking Cigarette Prices
Ideas are flying fast and furious in Baton Rouge on ways to make the tax system in the state work better. Bobby Jindal's plan includes a lot of interesting ideas, including the sales tax for income tax swap. Still, this idea being thrown around puzzles me...
Republicans Raising Debt Ceiling – But Have a Purpose In Doing So
Republicans in the House have announced that they plan on a short term increase in the debt ceiling. There will be no spending cuts attached and no other terms, save one. They are asking their friends in the Senate to actually pass a budget, something the Senate has not done in 4 years...
A What Transplant? Would You Do This?
In a study that is certain to make you suddenly feel sick, the New England Journal of Medicine has announced that a fecal transplant can cure diarrhea better than antibiotics. The basic idea is to put the material from a healthy person into the intestines of a person having problems...
Who Is The Face Of The Republican Party?
Now that Republicans are looking ahead to renew their image, who is the new face of the party? There are many that are being brought up, including Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal.
Who do you think the new face of the party is? Let us know in the comments section below...
Obama’s Gun Control Measures – Do They Violate The Constitution?
The President has presented his plans and it not only includes some measures that Congress will have to look at, but also 23 different executive orders from the President having to do with gun control and mental health issues. But, do they pass muster...
They Really Are Suspending Kids For Practically Nothing
I heard Rush Limbaugh say it several years ago in jest. He said that what liberals would need to do was ban thumbs and forefingers because kids play cops and robbers.
Fast forward to now. The story comes out of Baltimore where two 6-year-old boys were suspended from school because they did just that...
Bad Lip Reading Tackles The NFL
We have seen a lot of fun from the people at Bad Lip Reading. They have delivered gems from Rick Perry to Barack Obama to Mitt Romney and even a few movies thrown in for good measure. Now, they have decided to do something with the NFL...
Do You Think Bobby Jindal Would Be A Serious Candidate For President?
Karl Rove came to the state recently for the annual meeting of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry. In comments made to the the meeting, he said that Governor Jindal could be a serious candidate for President. Rove based that on education and government reform initiatives made by the Jindal Administration that Rove says would be popular in national circles...
Gun Control Debate Heats Up
The President has big plans on the gun control debate for tomorrow, with an announcement involving the President, Vice-President and a group of children surrounding them. Jay Carney said that the announcement will include a package of gun control proposals including assault weapon bans, high capacity magazine bans and closing loopholes on background checks...
Car Driven Up Guide Wire on Johnston in Lafayette
A driver lost control of his car early this morning.
Taxpayers On The Hook For Bill Clinton’s Cinemax?
In yet another example of the unbelievable spending that takes place in the government, a recent report is sure to raise at least an eyebrow or two. According to The Daily Caller, Bill Clinton used the allocations that were afforded him as a former President to pay for a premium package from Direct TV to have entertainment channels in his office...
Would You Consider Doing This?
One of the latest videos to go around the web is of a man that is snow skiing and playing the trombone at the same time. Being that skiing is hard enough to do, you can imagine what it is like to play an instrument along side that.
What do you think...
Responsive Design – What Is It And How Does It Apply To Your Brand – Brand Buzz
So just what is responsive design? Jaci Russo stopped by the Afternoon Drive Home and talked about what it is and how it applies to your business.
First, responsive design is simply designing your website so it is easily readable across a large sphere of platforms...
Afternoon Drive Digest – What We Couldn’t Get To – Week of January 7
Obama tells Boehner, "We don't have a spending problem."
Social Security is worse than anyone realizes.
Senator Lindsey Graham says that Congress should all be fired if they can't solve the deficit problem.
Democrats could be looking for $1 Trillion in new taxes...
Curfew in Place in Lake Arthur
A mandatory curfew has been put in place in the town of Lake Arthur. Authorities there have announced that it starts on Saturday and will go until further notice.
Curfew hours have been set for 10pm through 6am. During those times, they have said that no traffic will be allowed on roads...
Heroin Possession Arrest Made By Louisiana State Police
An Iowa, Louisiana man is in trouble with State Police. State Police spokesman Sgt. James Anderson tells KPEL News that 34-year-old Nathaniel Mitchell has been arrested for possession of heroin. The arrest was made by officers with the State Police Bureau of Investigations on Friday...
DWI Causes Serious Injury in Calcasieu
A Lake Charles woman is in the hospital after an accident in Calcasieu Parish. It happened Friday evening on Louisiana Highway 3059 when 29-year-old Lindsey Anderson of Jennings lost control of her 2007 Mitsubishi in a curve causing her to hit a driveway and go airborne until the vehicle came to rest in a ditch...
Flooding Impacts Crowley
Several areas of the city are under water.
Feds Decide Flatulence Isn’t So Bad After All
The story came out a month or two back that a worker at the Social Security office in Baltimore, Maryland had a problem. The problem was of the Pepe Le Pew variety and people in the office were having issues with it. The issues were so bad that the government decided it was time to take steps to take care of the windy issue...
What Do You Absolutely Need In The Kitchen?
It is a topic that no one gives you as a primer when you are putting together a kitchen. What do you need? You normally get a lot of different items from a coffee pot to a collection of hand me down spatulas to that thing that Aunt Sylvia gave you that you have no idea what it is and neither did she...