A bill by Baton Rouge Representative Dalton Honore that would let voters decide on the legalization of recreational marijuana in Louisiana gets a hearing today. LSU Public Policy Polling Research Director Mike Henderson says their survey found current support for legalizing marijuana for personal use is at 45 percent. He says the strongest support comes from younger Louisianians who don’t show up at the polls as often…

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Recreational marijuana for adult use is legal in Oregon, Washington D.C., Colorado, Alaska and Washington.

This is the last week Stephen Moret will be the Louisiana Economic Development Secretary before he begins his job as LSU Foundation President. Moret believes one of the biggest wins over the last several years has been the bringing in of Electronic Arts, or EA, to Baton Rouge…

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He says one of the most rewarding things about the last 7 years for him is how much Louisiana’s business climate ranking has improved.

There will be a homecoming celebration tonight in Abbeville for a local Top 5 finalist on NBC’s “The Voice”, Koryn Hawthorne. Michelle Southern reports…

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The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office says a pilot is dead after a crop duster crash between Basile and Eunice yesterday. Authorities say 32-year-old Jed Toups of Basile crashed his plane after he clipped a few trees and then crashed into a tree. Toups is survived by his three children and his wife, who is pregnant with their fourth child. The Sheriff’s Office says the investigation is being turned over to the FAA.