Students could be allowed to attend any public school in their district, under a proposal approved by the House Education Committee. Halen Doughty has more…
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The full House is set to vote this afternoon on legislation that expands the number of diseases that would be eligible to be treated by medical marijuana. Right now there are only three conditions. The legislation is facing opposition from law enforcement who are concerned that this bill is pathway to the legaliziation of recreational marijuana use.

A bill that would set up a legal framework in Louisiana between parents and surrogate mothers now moves to the full Senate for final legislative passage. The proposed law would grant immediate custody of the child to the genetic parents rather than the surrogate mother. Norco Sen. Gary Smith says this measure will protect Louisiana families…
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Currently, a baby born to a surrogate is considered that woman’s child.

Governor John Bel Edwards will be in Lafayette this afternoon. He’s holding a Medicaid Expansion Event at the Southwest Louisiana Health Services Center at 1:30.

The governor has signed into law a measure that leads to the renaming of a Bossier Parish bridge in honor of slain Shreveport police officer Thomas LaValley. LaValley was killed last August while responding to a call about suspicious activity.