A bill to expand the list of diseases for which doctors can prescribe medical marijuana passes out of the House Health and Welfare Committee. Michelle Southern has more…
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220 research chimps at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s New Iberia research center are moving to a new sanctuary in Blue Ridge, Georgia. Project Chimps is a non-profit organization and has negotiated with the university to move the chimps there over the next few years. President Sarah Baeckler Davis says beginning in June, chimps will start the move to the 236-acre sanctuary.

Public school students could start getting lessons in personal finance management. Legislation by Minden Representative Gene Reynolds advanced in the House Education Committee with no objection. Reynolds says this bill would not create a financial literacy course…:
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The bill now moves to the House floor.

Another bill aimed at public schools by New Orleans Representative Walt Leger would require students to have wellness exams before going in to kindergarten and sixth grade. He says this ensures that any health issue a student might have can be caught early…:
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The measure passed on a 59-37 vote and moves to the Senate.