It’s high times in New Orleans this week as the annual MJBiz conference kicks off today. 70 experts and 275 companies will be represented in the marijuana industry conference that’s in it’s 7th year. Cassandra Farrington is the CEO of Marijuana biznews daily which reports on the cannibus industry.
Louisiana is expected to begin offering medical marijuana to patients later this year. The state has licensed nine dispensaries and LSU and Southern universities are in charge of growing medicinal cannibas that will be given to patients in an oil or pill. Farrington says they will discuss Louisiana’s role in the marijuana industry.
A bit of an up-rising at Angola State Penitentiary yesterday as 30 inmates refused to work and three of them got into altercations with the guards. AS the inmates were lining up to go to work at 8 a.m. yesterday…two of them broke the line and attacked two officers, punching them in the head and face. DOC reported only minor injuries.
Jerry Stovall’s number 21 jersey will be retired this fall as the LSU Athletic Hall of Fame committee unanimously approved the move. Stovall joins two other LSU legends as members of the retired jersey club, Billy Cannon and Tommy Casanova. Stovall, a native of West Monroe, credits his fellow teammates for helping him achieve such a high honor.
He was also LSU football coach for 3 years and led the Tigers to the Orange Bowl in 1982.
State Farm auto insurance customers will see a three percent decrease in their rates this summer, despite soaring numbers of distracted driving accidents that helped the nation set a record number of road deaths. There’s been interest during the regular session in cutting back on the deadly epidemic of distracted driving, including a bill that bans the use of handheld electronics while driving. Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon says legislation like that could help continue to push down rates.