Supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana won a major legislative battle today when the House Criminal Justice Committee approved a bill that would give voters a chance to legalize weed. Sherriffs and prosecutors oppose. St. Tammany and Washington Parish D-A Warren Montogmery…
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The measure still passed on a seven to five vote, giving the full House a chance to debate the issue.

The New Orleans Police Department is looking for a street performer that wears a Star Wars Chewbacca costume. That person allegedly stabbed another after a verbal altercation on Saturday night in the French Quarter. New Orleans paramedic Holly Sherman from A&E’s “Nightwatch” told Talk 107-3 in Baton Rouge she received a strange call.
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It turns out the suspect was dressed up as Chewbacca.

The 2020 Census shows Louisiana’s population increased 2-percent since 2010, but compared to the national average of 7-percent growth, the state’s slight increase is not as promising as it sounds. Brooke Thorington explains.
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Governor John Bel Edwards will announce new coronavirus health restrictions when he meets with reporters at 3:30 today. It’s possible the governor will announce changes to the mask mandate. Edwards will also discuss COVID-19 vaccine progress.