Today the House will debate a bill that would set up a statewide vote on the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana. Matt Doyle has the story.
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This week marks the halfway point of the legislative session. It remains to be seen if lawmakers will approve legislation that would ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, removing the need for a permit to carry a concealed weapon, and if lawmakers can approve any tax reform legislation.

Amazon has announced they will build a robotics fulfillment center in Shreveport that would result in one thousand new jobs with a starting pay of at least 15-dollars an hour. Construction is already underway on the 200-million dollar project that will be located in the Hunter Industrial Park. Governor Edwards says teamwork was responsible for making it a reality…
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Most of the hiring will begin next year.

The first episode of a new reality TV series called Louisiana Law aired last night on the Animal Planet channel. State Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division Colonel Chad Hebert says the show follows wildlife agents as they do their jobs and Hebert credits the production team for capturing the feel of the job…
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