Since passing a law last year that legalizes the dispensing of medical marijuana, there’s been little progress in making the drug available to Louisiana residents. Michele Hall of Vernon Parish told lawmakers she has moved to Colorado so her daughter, who suffers from epilepsy, can get medical canabis from a dispensary called Hailey’s Hope…
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Lawmakers are in a disagreement over who should have access to medical marijuana.

The Louisiana House has approved legislation that’s been labeled as a bill to defund Planned Parenthood. The measure would prohibit Medicaid dollars from going to Planned Parenthood, if its New Orleans clinic starts performing abortions. West Monroe Representative Frank Hoffman…
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Hoffman’s bill is heading to the Senate, but there’s concerns that his proposed legislation violates the Constitution.

Legislation to require curvise to be taught in public schools passed in the full Senate. Emelie Gunn has more…
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Campaign finance totals from the first quarter of 2016 finds US Representative Charles Boustany raised over three million dollars as he runs for US Senate, while one of his opponents, Congressman John Fleming collected two-point-six million dollars during the cycle. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross…
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