This weekend’s severe weather resulted in two deaths and extensive damage across multiple parishes. Major Ginny Higgins with the St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s Office says an EF1 tornado flipped over a trailer in Breaux Bridge.

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The victims are identified as 38-year-old Francine Gotch and 3-year-old Neveah Alexander.

The storm also left a wake of destruction in LaSalle Parish, where another suspected tornado touched down. Sheriff Scott Franklin says the area of Fellowship saw extensive damage.

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Franklin says volunteers and parish officials are working to clear debris and restore power.

A bill by Minden Representative Gene Mills would allow TOPS students to take a year off and still receive their scholarship when they return to school. He’s hopeful the legislation will pass.

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The bill would also raise the GPA requirement for the taxpayer funded scholarship from a 2.5 to a 3.0.

The bids to grow medical marijuana are in at the LSU AgCenter, but we’re still a long way out from getting the drug into the hands of patients. Parks Senator Fred Mills authored the bill that outlines how the drug will be dispensed. He says he knows this process is moving slower than expected, but it could be much worse.

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LSU is expected to have a contractor to pay for production costs by June, and the first crop could be ready by the end of the year.