At least 14 school districts have passed a resolution that asks the state not to punish them for students who decide not to take the Common Core standardized test. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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State Police say a fatal accident in Union Parish has claimed the life of a Farmerville woman. Authorities say 80-year-old Martha Reichert crossed the center line of Highway 2 and hit a car driven by 59-year-old Sherry Acree head on. Acree was pronouned dead at the scene. Reichert was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

A federal ruling has cleared the way for Clerk of Court offices in Alabama to begin distributing marriage licenses for same sex couples. So, what does this mean for Louisiana? Loyola law professor Dane Ciolino says the final decision on same sex marriage will likely happen in Washington D.C….

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Same sex marriages are against state law in Louisiana and a recent federal ruling upholding that ban is currently under appeal.

An LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans research team finds that a psychedelic drug prevents the development of allergic asthma in mice. Lead researcher Dr. Charles Nichols says this research has shown that psychedelic drugs produce powerful anti-inflammatory activity and that could potentially help with other health issues as well. Nichols says testing on mice will continue and hopefully a clinical human trial will begin sometime in the future…

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There are over 25 million people in the US known to have asthma.