A bill to expand the number of diseases that could use medical marijuana in Louisiana is sitting on the governor’s desk. The measure by state senator Fred Mills received final legislative approval and Mills says those with cancer, epilepsy or HIV/AIDS will benefit…:
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Governor Edwards is expected to sign the bill, but Mills says it will probably be another year or two before the public has access to medical marijuana.

State Police say a man they believe called in a bomb threat that resulted in the evacuation of the State Capitol and a nearby casino last night is being examined for mental health issues. So far no charges have been filed.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s office has charged a 17-year-old with murder in the stabbing death of a 69-year-old man. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says this was a burgalry that turned violent.

Wendy’s’ announces they’ll put kiosks in six-thousand restaurants around the country by the end of the year to take customers’ orders. It’s to combat the push to increase minimum wage for fast food workers. Tulane Business Professor Mark Rosa doesn’t think customers will mind…
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Rosa anticipates the kiosks will go in restaurants in states where minimum wage is the highest.

A group of scientists is already examining the effect of last week’s oil spill about 90 miles off the coast of Louisiana. About 88-thousand gallons of oil spewed into the Gulf from a Shell oil field. Florida State University oceanographer, Doctor Ian MacDonald. says even though this is considered a minor spill, Shell’s and the Coast Guard’s cleanup efforts are not good enough…
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