For the first time ever Louisiana’s House Criminal Justice Committee approves legislation that would give Louisiana voters the opportunity in 2022 to decide if recreational marijuana use should be legal. Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson’s proposal passed on a seven to five vote. He says it’s an activity that can be taxed, generating as much as 200-million dollars in state revenues and some of that money can go towards beefing up law enforcement…
Louisiana Sheriff Association Executive Director Michael Ranatza says taxing the legal use of marijuana is not worth it, because it will bring on a host of other problems. He pointed to a study out of Colorado that shows marijuana was mostly likely to be present in adolescents who commit suicide…
The Louisiana House will have its first debate on a bill that seeks to legalize recreational marijuana use.
The Bayou State’s population sits a 4.6 million according to the 2020 Census, a 2-percent growth from 2010, but well below the national average growth of 7-percent. After the 2010 Census, Louisiana lost a congressional seat but as for the 2030 outlook Demographer, Greg Rigamer says it’s not promising.
Rigamer says the state’s high poverty and unemployment rates are hindering the state’s ability to attract and retain residents.
A Senate committee unanimously approves a bill requiring the National Anthem be played before all sporting events at publicly funded facilities in Louisiana. Bill author Slidell Senator Sharon Hewitt says it’s in honor of veterans and she hopes it will teach the youth about patriotism.