A new poll from Gallup shows huge growth in the number of people who think the government needs to mellow out when it comes to pot. The survey shows 60 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana — almost double the 31 percent in a 2000 poll. But David Brown, with Sensible Marijuana Policy for Louisiana, feels Louisiana will be one of the very last states to hop on board…:
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Nine states are slated to decide whether to expand legal access to pot in the November election.

A new Raycom Media poll on the presidential election shows Donald Trump with a massive 20 point lead over Hillary Clinton in Louisiana. Voters asked statewide gave Trump the lead of 54 percent to Clinton’s 34 percent. According to the poll, Trump would get 75 percent of the white vote in Louisiana to Clinton’s 12 percent. While 89 percent of blacks in the survey say they will vote for Clinton.

According to the National Retail Federation, Americans are expected to spend a record-high 8.4 billion dollars on Halloween candy and costumes this year. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Plenty of folks will be taking part in Halloween festivities this weekend and it’ll be a gorgeous one to be out and about as fall weather is upon us. Freddie Ziegler, with the National Weather Service in Slidell, says rain is out of the forecast this weekend and much of next week…:
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Afternoon highs will only reach the mid 70s, and lows start out in the upper 40s.