A new state bill that would allow the medicinal use of marijuana is a little closer to reality, as SB 143 moves out of committee on to the Senate Floor. There seems to be a lot of support for the measure, but Pete Adams, Executive Director of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association, spoke against it, still expressing sympathy for those who suffer…
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The House Education Committee has approved legislation that requires sex education to be taught in 7th through 12th grade. Under current law, sex ed may be offered in Louisiana public schools, but it must promote abstinence until marriage. However, New Orleans Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell says the abstinence message is not working…
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The billed passed committee on an 8-6 vote.
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A Livingston Parish teen is in the hospital after being shot by a Sheriff’s Deputy following a 9-1-1 call this morning about an armed suicidal person. According to Louisiana State Police Lt. JB Slayton, when deputies arrived, 19-year-old Matthew Peyronnin was on the front porch with a shotgun raised in the direction of the officers.
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He’s in stable condition and will be charged with attempted 2nd degree murder of a police officer.

There are some in the legislature that hope the third time is the charm for a bill that would lessen the penalities for possession of marijuana. New Orleans State Representative Austin Badon says the Louisiana District Attorney’s Association is not opposed to the bill, and now he’s reaching out to the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association…
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