The Republican Party in Louisiana is so sure Donald Trump has locked up the presidential votes here, they are sending its volunteers to Florida — a battleground which accounts for 29 electoral votes. Party chair Roger Villere says it’s part of a nationwide effort among GOP members to go door to door in the Sunshine State…:
cut 3 (09) “…win Florida”

The LSU AgCenter will be talking to potential private investors today about its plan to grow medical marijuana. LSU Vice President for Agriculture, Dr. Bill Richardson, says it will take just over $11 million total to grow the prescription cannabis…:
Cut 9 (10) “to do this”
The AgCenter is not using state dollars to finance the growing process.

A Jena mother has been arrested for the death of her six-year-old daughter who died in a house fire earlier this week. Chief Deputy of the State Fire Marshal’s office, Brant Thompson, says they’ve learned the mother was shooting up drugs in an abandon house, when the fire started…
cut 12 (08) “…methamphetamine”
Twenty-nine-year-old Wendy Blasingame has been charged with negligient homicide.

The first of three controlled burns to get rid of explosive material stored at Camp Minden in Webster Parish takes place at 11 AM this morning. Colonel Ed Bush, with the Louisiana National Guard, says they do not anticipate any problems with any of these explosions…
cut 15 (10) “…is safe”
The first burn will consiste of 820 pounds of Clean Burning . A second burn is scheduled for Sunday.