Governor Bobby Jindal has signed into law legislation that reduces the penalties for simple marijuana possession. New Orleans Representative Austin Badon is thrilled this measure didn’t get the veto pen. He says the new law will help a lot of people in Louisiana…:
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One of the biggest changes in the law is that now a first offense for simple possession of less than 14 grams is 15 days in jail.

Jindal has also signed the medical marijuana dispensing bill. But Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says it could be another two years before this actually happens. He says they are totally starting from scratch with rules being made to even obtain seeks…:
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A study ranks Louisiana 5th in the country for the most couch potatoes per capita. Emelie Gunn has more on why we rank so high…:
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City leaders in Baton Rouge are trying to figure out what to do about the fact that NBC has decided not to air the Baton Rouge held Miss USA pageant. The Capitol City had boasted of the huge event’s national exposure on television, but the network announced that because of ties to Donald Trump, who made offensive comments about immigrants, they won’t be broadcasting the pageant.