An estimated five to ten-thousand individuals are now medical marijuana patients under the state’s new medicinal pot program. State Police is warning drivers that using medical marijuana can impair your judgment and there’s a new law in the state that calls for blood tests in wrecks that cause a serious injury…
cut 13 (12) “….or not”
That’s State Police Lt. Nick Manale.

A new poll finds near-unanimous support for coastal restoration efforts. Scientists believe diverting large amounts of sediment from the Mississippi River into the wetlands is the best policy. 55 percent of Louisianans are familiar with that concept, and…
Cut 4 (09) “…new land.”
That’s pollster Greg Rigamer.

State Fire Marshal deputies have arrested two Eunice men for allegedly setting fire to a vacant mobile home at a Eunice trailer park. 21-year-old Logan Bertrand and 18-year-old Carlos Juan Flores have been charged with simple arson and criminal trespassing. State Fire Marshal spokesperson Ashley Rodrigue says this blaze comes on the heel of an unrelated fire in Eunice of a fourplex that displaced the families that lived there…
cut 10 (09) “….as well”
No one was injured in the fires.

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees is in a P-S-A with the governor that promotes the state’s new Veterans First Business Initiative. In the P-S-A, Brees encourages the public to visit l-a-veterans-first-dot-org to search for Louisiana veteran-owned businesses…
cut 7 (06) “….their team”
Through this program, the state Economic Development Department will offer support to veteran-owned businesses.