A poll paid for by the Cannabis Association finds that 72-percent of Louisiana voters support legalizing medical marijuana to treat those who suffer from cancer or HIV. A spokesperson for the pro-marijuana reform group, Jesse McCormick says a majority of the respondents also favor taxing the prescription drug….
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The telephone poll surveyed six-hundred registered voters.

The Louisiana House has approved legislation that would prohibit a woman from having an abortion if doctors learn the fetus has a genetic abnormality. Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds says he wants to protect the life of a fetus that is found to have a genetic abnormality….
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The measure heads to a Senate committee.

A Vermilion Parish teacher is behind bars for three counts of rape. Emelie Gunn has more…
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The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s office announces the arrest of a 15-year-old student, who allegedly wrote a threat on a desk. The female student from Hammond High Magnet School was taken to the Florida Parish Juvenile Detention center. Investigators have not released details about the threat.