Governor Bobby Jindal signs into law a bill that allows firearm safety to be taught in public elementary schools. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A deal between the U.S. and Iran over a nuclear program could result in another downfall for oil prices. Jeff Palermo has more….
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The National Journal reports Republican Congressman Charles Boustany of Lafayette has told donors he plans on running for US Senate next year, if David Vitter’s gubernatorial campaign is successful. Scott Carwile has more…
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The State Department of Agriculture has been put in charge of establishing the regulations for the legal dispensing of medical marijuana and Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says one of the big questions is how much they will need. Stain says he’s in talks with the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy.
The legislature has said medical marijuana will only be available to those suffering from glaucoma, cancer and a severe form of cerebral palsy. Strain says they also have questions on the development of the seed that will be used for medical marijuana.
Strain has been in touch with LSU and Southern’s Ag Centers about developing the drug. Strain says they will have an estimate of when the product will be completed once the production facility is built and when the volume of marijuana is decided. He says their main concern is that the product is pure for patients.
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Governor Bobby Jindal signed into law a bill that allows gun safety education to be taught in elementary public schools. The measure lets Louisiana’s schools provide age appropriate classroom instruction regarding firearm accident prevention and safety. Author of the legislation, Erath Rep. Blake Miguez, says the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Programs is like teaching kids “stop, drop, and roll” when on fire.
The material,which can start being taught this fall, must be integrated into an existing course of study and specify that the purpose of the instruction is to promote protecting children. Miguez says the main purpose of the bill is to reduce the number of accidental gun deaths in Louisiana.
Miguez says this bill will stretch far beyond the classroom. He says it levels the playing field and gives children who might not have firearm knowledge, the concept to not touch or play with a gun and alert an adult right away.
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An agreement between the United States and Iran over that country’s nuclear program will likely lead to another downturn in oil prices. That’s according to the Executive Director of LSU’s Center for Energy Studies, David Dismukes, who says a nuclear deal will result in Iran putting billions of barrels of its oil on the market…
Dismukes says the market is already reacting to a possible deal as oil prices fell eight-percent yesterday on the New York Mercantile Exchange. He says drivers will also notice a substantial drop in prices at the gas pump as a result of the deal.
Dismukes says financial troubles in Greece and China could will also help push oil prices, which is not good news for oil field service companies. He says this also might keep the market for drilling down and reduce jobs for Louisianians.
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The National Journal reports that Republican US Representative Charles Boustany has told donors he will run for US Senate next year, if Senator David Vitter is elected governor this year. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Boustany will be a strong candidate, but will likely face some tough competition from his own party…
Republican Congressman John Fleming of Minden and GOP state treasurer John Kennedy could also run for US Senate next year. The National Journal story says Boustany raised 700-thousand dollars in the second quarter of 2015. Cross says that shows Boustany is serious about becoming a US Senator…
If Vitter is elected as governor, he will appoint a person to finish out the remainder of his term. Cross says that person will have a real leg up on the competition when the election take places for a full six-year term in 2016