The current maximum prison sentence for multiple marijuana possession offenders here in the state is 20-years, which is one of the toughest penalties in the nation. But legislation by New Orleans Senator JP Morrell-approved by the State Senate Monday- would reduce mandatory jail time…
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Louisiana continues to tally up the above average rainfall amounts, with some parts of the state really getting slammed. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we could be getting some more severe weather this week…
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He says the culprit is a very unstable atmosphere, probably caused by El Nino.
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By a 2 to 2 vote, a Senate Judiciary Committee has stalled a bill by Houma Representative Lenar Whitney that would penalize doctors who knowingly end a pregnancy because of sex preference. New Orleans Senator Karen Carter Peterson took issue with the bill; saying it implied lawmakers wanted to kill baby girls with a “no” vote…
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Which according to Whitney is a problem in Asain communities, where there is a preference for boys.

Now that shrimp season is under way, local shrimpers are seeing prices at the dock take a nose dive. One shrimper says he’s getting 55-cents per pound for his catch, compared to $2 a year ago. The main reason, according to the Clint Guidry of the Louisiana Shrimp Association, is the increase of imported shrimp. He says he’s hopeful the feds will step in to restrict the number of imports.