The hope was that medical marijuana would be available to patients in Louisiana this year, but the inability to find an independent lab to test the product is holding up the process. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the grower, G-B Sciences, has harvested the first crop….
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A meeting takes place today between Strain, G-B Sciences and the LSU Ag Center on finding an independent.

The Saints won their fifth straight yesterday. New Orleans rallied from 10 points down to beat the Baltimore Ravens. 24-23. Quarterback Drew Brees threw two touchdown passes…
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The Saints benefited a missed extra point by Justin Tucker. It was Tucker’s first missed P-A-T in his NFL career.

Let the hype begin for the SEC showdown between 4th ranked LSU versus top ranked Alabama on November 3rd. Jeff Palermo has the story..
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Governor Edwards tweeted out after the game that someone needs to explain the definition of targeting to him.

Two children died and three others sustained injuries in a mobile home fire in Belle Chasse last night. The victims are reportedly nine and seven years old. A cause of the blaze has not been determined and the state fire marshal’s office says it appears the home did not have working smoke alarms.