The Louisiana Senate has approved legislation that could allow veterans and others suffering from PTSD and chronic depression to have access to psychedelic-assisted therapy. Mandeville Senator Patrick McMath’s legislation would provide opioid settlement dollars to academic health centers to conduct clinical studies to determine if alternative treatments such as psilocybin (sigh-lo-SIGH-bin) and ibogaine(ib-OH-guh-een) work…
Major General Glenn Curtis, the former leader of the Louisiana National Guard, traveled to Tijuana, Mexico, along with his son, who suffered two head injuries during his military service, and he couldn’t believe the results after taking ibogaine…
McMath’s bill is awaiting discussion in the House.
The Louisiana House has approved a budget proposal that doubles the funding of the LA Gator scholarship program. It is the state’s voucher program that mainly serves low-income families, providing state tax dollars for children to attend a private school. Senate President Cameron Henry continues to oppose doubling the size of LA Gator…
But Governor Jeff Landry said on WRKF’s Talk Louisiana that the public wants to see the program expand, because it will give more parents, more options…
The Senate will spend the next several weeks discussing the budget.