Medical marijuana has been a big topic at the Capitol. Michelle Hall of Vernon Parish urged a House committee to make the drug accessible for her daughter, who has epilepsy…
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Hall says they moved to Colorado so her daughter can use medical cannabis and it’s improved her life. Legislators can’t agree over who should have access to medical marijuana.

The House has approved a proposal to prohibit organiziations that perform abortions from receiving state funding…
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Cursive writing would be required to be taught in public schools based on legislation that was unanimously approved by the Louisiana Senate. Bossier City Senator Ryan Gatti says former president Abraham Lincoln didn’t use his iPad or Siri to write the Gettysburg Address, he used a quill pen to write the famous speech…
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The measure heads to the full House for more discussion.

The latest campaign finance reports shows US Representative Charles Boustany raised more money than any other candidate in Louisiana’s US Senate race during the first quarter of this year. UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says having a seat on the Ways and Means Committee gives Boustany an advantage…
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