The measure that would allow people to be buried with their pets in cemeteries did not make it out of a Senate Committee today. Michelle Southern reports…:
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A Senate committee has approved a proposal that would prevent adult entertainment venues from hiring dancers who are under 21. Lake Charles Senator Ronnie Johns says this bill would protect young women and reduce human trafficking in the state. Opponents of the bill say it would limit the number of women who enter this industry for good reasons.
LSU is unsure about whether or not they will grow Louisiana’s medical marijuana, according to LSU Vice President for Agriculture Bill Richardson. Richardson says growing the prescribed marijuana could cost upwards of $15 million, and the school doesn’t have that in the budget right now. He says they are looking into third-party investors, but there is a lot of uncertainty about the financial impact.
Lawmakers gave the ag centers at LSU and Southern the first right of refusal to be growers after medical marijuana legislation was approved last year.
The legislature has advanced a bill to the Senate floor that would increase the fines against drivers who are caught texting or using social media while behind the wheel. Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor helped move the bill out of committee.