A proposal to legalize recreational marijuana will be heard on the House floor today. JMC Analytics pollster John Couvillon says his polling shows nearly seven out of every ten Louisiana voters support full legalization, but Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson’s bill faces strong opposition inside the State Capitol…
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Supporters argue legalization could raise as much as 200 million dollars a year in state revenue. Opponents argue it will lead to increased marijuana consumption.

Construction is underway in Shreveport on an Amazon fulfillment center that would create over one thousand full-time jobs with starting pay of 15-dollars per hour. Governor John Bel Edwards says this is a major economic development victory…
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Most of the hiring will take place next summer.

A Breaux Bridge man wanted in the death of an infant who was found in a vehicle in St. Mary Parish is now behind bars after he was arrested yesterday. 53-year-old Ervin Melancon has been charged with second-degree murder. The cause of the infant’s death has not been determined.

Later this week a federal advisory committee will meet and vote on the emergency use of the Pfizer COVID vaccine for a younger age group. Brooke Thorington has more…
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