The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has fallen below one-thousand…
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A State Trooper is fighting for his life after he was hit by a Hammond Police car early Wednesday morning during a car chase. Authorities say George Baker and another trooper were retrieving a tire deflation device in the road when they were struck by the police unit. Baker is in critical condition, the other trooper suffered minor injuries. One of the suspects in the vehicle that was being pursued is in custody, the other remains on the run.

A bill significantly expanding medical marijuana access is nearing final passage. Under the legislation any condition a doctor considers “debilitating to a patient” would be eligible to receive medical marijuana. New Iberia Senator Fred Mills says the current limitations are too strict.
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This legislation needs Senate approval for final passage. And it would allow any doctor in good standing to prescribe this treatment.

The House Appropriations Committee will discuss the governor’s budget proposal this morning that uses federal money and rainy day dollars to cover up most of an expected billion dollar revenue shortfall. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says approving a budget will probably wait until a June special session. He says that would give lawmakers a chance to override a potential veto of tort reform legislation and a coastal lawsuit bill involving oil and gas companies…
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