Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency after severe weather caused two deaths and left a wake of destruction. Halen Doughty has more…:
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There are two bills filed for the upcoming legislative session that seek to raise the minimum GPA from 2.5 for high school students to receive the TOPS scholarship. Minden Representative Gene Reynolds is the author of the one of the bills..:
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Legislators are looking at ways to make TOPS more cost effective.

Now that the bids are in with the LSU Ag Center to produce medical marijuana in Louisiana that would one day be used for patients who suffer from specific diseases, many are wondering how much longer they’ll have to wait. New Iberia Senator Fred Mills, who who was instrumental in creating the medical marijuana, give his best guess on a timeline…:
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LSU is expected to select a contractor by June, who will pay for the production costs.

Speed enforcement cameras would be taken down around the state, under a proposal to be discussed in the regular session. Covington Representative Paul Hollis says these cameras deny people their constitutional right to confront their accuser….:
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The constitutional amendment will need a two-thirds vote approval by the legislature and then go on a ballot for the public to decide.