Scott Kirkland and Kenneth Parker received one of the first same-sex marriage licenses in the state Monday. The Louisiana Clerks of Court Association initially advised parish clerks to wait 25 days before issuing the licenses, but many parishes started yesterday, knowing it was unlikely the nation’s highest court would reverse its decision legalizing gay marriage. Kirkland says it was important for them to get a license in Louisiana…

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Louisiana was the last state to start issuing licenses.

Some are concerned that that Supreme Court ruling could potentially lead to lawsuits against churches. Louisiana Baptist Convention President Steve Horn says lawsuits are not something that should overly concern churches. But he says the Supreme Court ruling sort of negates ultimate protection for churches who refuse to perform or host same-sex marriages due to their religious beliefs…

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Governor Bobby Jindal has signed legislation into law that establishes a framework for the legal dispensing of medical marijuana. State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says LSU and Southern’s AgCenter’s will have first opportunity to grow the weed that will turn into a pill for medical purposes…

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Strain says it could be another two years before anyone can get a prescription for medicinal marijuana filled.

According to a study by Estately.com, Louisiana comes in number 5 for the states with the most couch potatoes per capita. Lead blogger Ryan Nickum says they came up with this ranking by calculating 8 different factors, including hours per day watching TV and Laz-E-Boy retailers per capita…

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Nickum says the state also came in 5th for hours per day watching TV.