An effort to legalize recreational marijuana use in Louisiana is dead for this legislative session. Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson’s legislation to tax the sale of recreational marijuana failed on a 47-48 vote. It needed 70 “yes” votes, because it’s a tax bill. Nelson made the argument that legalizing pot use would generate millions of dollars for the state…
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Despite the bill’s defeat, Nelson believes attitudes are changing on marijuana legalization.

After receiving over a foot of rain in some parts of Lake Charles, Mayor Nic Hunter is pleading with Congress to approve disaster relief assistance for those who suffered damages from last year’s two hurricanes. Senator Bill Cassidy says they are trying to get something done…
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Chalmette Representative Ray Garofalo says he was told to step aside or be removed as House Education Chairman because House Speaker Clay Schexnayder feared the tax reform agenda wouldn’t pass. Brooke Thorington has more
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