The Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says disaster centers are open today to assist flood victims in Monroe and Slidell. Spokesman Mike Steele says the first center opened up last week in Bossier City and more disaster centers should open soon…:
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Steele says people can still report their damage online at emergency-dot-la-dot-gov.

New Iberia Senator Fred Mills, who successfully passed a medical marijuana bill last year, says he would like to expand the number of illnesses the legislation covers in the current session. He says this new bill includes cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis and several other chronic conditions…:
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Mills says you still can’t get medical marijuana in Louisiana as the agencies involved are still trying to figure out a mechanism to make it available.

Parts of Ouachita parish are still underwater, as the Monroe area received over two feet of rain in the recent flooding event. Halen Doughty has more..:
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ESPN is reporting that Saints cornerback Damian Swann was arrested on reckless driving and speeding charges in Athens, Georgia. It says cops found Swann going 100 miles per hour in a 65.