The House Education Committee has approved legislation that would require a TOPS student to pay back the state, if they fail to keep the scholarship or drop out of school. Chalmette Representative Ray Garofalo is the author of the measure…
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The bill heads to House Appropriations for more discussion.

Also, heading to the full House is a proposal that would expand the list of medical conditions for a person to receive a prescription for medical marijuana. Under the bill, P-T-S-D, muscle spams and intractable pain are diagnoses that could receive medical canibas. Will Hall with the Louisiana Baptist Coalition argued not enough research has been done on expanding medical marijuana use….
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A constitutional amendment requiring a unanimous jury verdict in felony cases is approved by the Senate and is now heading to the House…
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The 2017 hurricane season produced 17 named storms, the fifth-most active season in recorded history. Doctor Michael Bell, with the Colorado State Hurricane Forecast research team, says they are predicting 14 named storms for 2018….
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