The state is getting closer and closer to getting medical marijuana into the hands of patients in need. LSU AgCenter President Dr. Bill Richardson says they hope to get started growing in 2017. He says legislation passed this year helped them move forward with the process and gave them exclusive rights to produce the drug…:
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Richardson says no students and no one under 21 will be able to work in the growing facility.

Police in New Orleans are investigation a tow truck crash that claimed the lives of three pedestrians and injured two others. They say the truck was traveling in Mid-City when it left the road and hit four people on the sidewalk. It then went through a fence into a parking lot and hit several parked cars. Three pedestrians died, and a fourth and the two truck driver were sent to an area hospital. The investigation is ongoing. No other details have been released at this time.

According to a report by CNBC, Bass Pro Shops is going to purchase Cabela’s in a deal worth $5.5 billion dollars. There are three of the outdoor equipment stores in Louisiana. Bass Pro has locations in Denham Springs and Bossier City, and there’s a Cabela’s in Gonzales.

Several state leaders, including the governor, are headed to Cuba today to continue trade and other talks. Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says the island nation will import up to $2 billion dollars worth of food next year, and as much as $1 billion of that could be from the US…:
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For the second straight week, LSU remains unranked in both major polls released Sunday, but the Tigers are getting more votes following a thrilling 42-7 victory over Missouri in interim coach Ed Orgeron’s debut. The Bayou Bengals faces their next test against Florida at 11am Saturday in Gainesville.