After declaring a state of emergency, Governor John Bel Edwards is touring the damage that was left behind by a viscous storm system that killed two people in St. Martin Parish. Edwards first stop was in Alexandria, where hundreds of people are without power and crews have been working to clear roads from tree and debris from the strong winds. Captain Tommy Carnline with the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office, says they are thankful no one was hurt in the Alexandria area…
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Just west of Alexandria, three people had to be rescued by Vernon Parish Sheriff deputies because of rising water. Vernon Office of Emergency Preparedness Director Kenneth Moore….
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The two fatalities took place in Breaux Bridge as a mother and her three-year-old daughter were killed when twister flipped over their mobile home.

There will be an attempt in the upcoming legislative session to increase the minimum Grade Point Average for high school seniors to qualify for the TOPS scholarship. Minden Representative Gene Reynolds is the author of one of those bills…
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Baton Rouge Representative Franklin Foil is also sponsoring a bill to raise the GPA requirement.

The bids to produce medical marijuana are in with the LSU Ag Center, but how much longer do patients have to wait? Michelle Southern reports…:
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