Lawmakers failed to approve a bill to ban all edible THC products but instead decided to compromise with regulations. Sean Richardson has more.
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Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the state will not renew a contract for a Louisiana float to appear in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Nungesser says they didn’t see a boost in tourism inquiries last year, but they did with the New Year’s Day Rose Parade. It showed a $28 million return on investment.
In Reserve, a 16-year-old Aariah Henry was gunned down while she was a passenger in a car that authorities believe was targeted by another car early Sunday. St. John Parish Sheriff Mike Tregre says after talking to the victim’s teachers at East St. John High School, they don’t believe Henry incited the violence.
If you have any information you’re asked to contact investigators, there’s video of the incident posted on our website. No arrests have been made.
Louisiana lawmakers have approved a 48-billion-dollar budget, but Early Childhood Education advocates aren’t happy with a $9 million cut. House Appropriations Chair Jack McFarland part of the reasoning behind this is that federal dollars from the pandemic that went towards early childhood education have expired.