Governor Edwards partially lifts the statewide mask mandate. Masks will still be required in government offices, schools, health centers and public transportation. Local governments can set their own mandate.
The House Criminal Justice Committee approves legislation to give voters the opportunity to decide if recreational marijuana use should be legal in Louisiana on the 2022 November ballot. Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson’s proposal passed on a seven to five vote.
Louisiana Sheriff Association Executive Director Michael Ranatza says legal use will increase other problems. He referred to a study in Colorado that says marijuana is most likely to be present in adolescents who commit suicide…
2020 Census data shows the Bayou State’s population at 4.6 million, a 2-percent growth from the 2010 tally but well below the national average growth of 7-percent. Demographer Greg Rigamer says among several business surveys there are reasons why the state consistently ranks low in attracting and retaining residents.
New Orleans Police are looking for a street performer that wears a Star Wars Chewbacca costume. That person allegedly stabbed another person after a verbal altercation with the victim Saturday night in the French Quarter. New Orleans paramedic Holly Sherman from A&E’s “Nightwatch” told Talk 107-3 in Baton Rouge, she responds to bizarre calls frequently in the Crescent City.
A witness says the suspect’s costume head fell off during the altercation revealing a black male in his 20’s.