It appears pharmacies who want to sell medical marijuana in the state will have to jump through a lot of hoops. Based on a bill moving through the legislature, an application fee of $5-thousand would be needed to cover inspections, background checks and paperwork. Ville Platte Representative and pharmacist Harvey LeBas says there are still a lot of unknowns surrounding the issue..:
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He says once medical marijuana is available, it will only be sold at ten different locations around the state.

Lawmakers are meeting today to discuss next fiscal year’s budget and the $750 million dollar deficit that remains. Governor John Bel Edwards says despite the recent cuts to state funding and revenue increases, legislators will have to make some more difficult cuts…:
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Researchers at UL-Lafayette are getting nationwide attention for busting the myth that the venomous viper has the fastest strike. Emelie Gunn reports..:
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Could CLECO be further building the case that the Pineville-based utility company be sold to a foreign investment group? The Public Service Commission is holding a special meeting today to hear revised proposals after rejecting the sale to Macquarie Infrastructure last month. Commissioner Lambert Boissiere says they all want to see rate reductions for CLECO customers…:
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CLECO and Macquarie have offered additional commitments including 100 million dollars of immediate rate relief for customers,