The Louisiana House has approved legislation that would allow concealed handgun permit holders to bring a weapon into a public school or university if they are a visitor. Many spoke out against the legislation, saying the proposed law would create a distraction in our schools as educators would be forced to check every visitor for a gun and if they have concealed handgun permit. The bill’s author, Erath Representative Blake Miguez, pushed back against that argument…
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The measure heads to the Senate for more discussion.

The top aide to Secretary of State Tom Schedler denies knowing about sexual harassment allegations against his boss until a lawsuit detailing the accusations was made public. Kyle Ardoin says the accuser never came to him with any problems. Ardoin is set to take over the office when Schedler’s resignation takes effect Tuesday.

Two bills that would expand access to medical marijuana are close to being put into law after moving through the full House, and now getting approval from a Senate committee. One bill would allow some children with autism, if prescribed, access to the treatment. The bill’s sponsor, Harvey Representative Rodney Lyons, says he was moved by an appeal from his constituents.
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The other legislation would give patients who suffer from Parkinson’s, intractable pain and P-T-S-D a chance at getting a prescription for the medical pot.

And 50-year-old Chaffie Brown has been arrested after authorities disovered he was married to two different women at the same time. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s office spokesperson Casey Rayborn Hicks says Brown had wives in Baton Rouge and LaPlace and told the wife in LaPlace he needed a home in Baton Rouge, because he often worked long hours there…
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Court records show he’s been married to both women since 2013.