Governor Bobby Jindal’s lawsuit against the federal government over Common Core will be heard in a Baton Rouge federal court today. The governor claims the Obama administration over reached their authority in trying to implement the controversial education standards in Louisiana. But Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says the federal government has a wide reach under the US Constitution…

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Many education experts have said Jindal’s Common Core lawsuit has very little chance of succeeding.

The Louisiana Cannabis Industry Association has endorsed Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy in the US Senate runoff. Louisiana Cannabis spokesperson Jesse McCormick says in a debate last month Bill Cassidy said he supports the legal use of medical marijuana, while Senator Mary Landrieu opposes it…

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McCormick says because Cassidy is a doctor, he understands why there’s a need for marijuana to be legal for medicinal purposes.

November 20th is the Great American Smoke out and the Smoking Cessation Trust, or SCT, is urging smokers in Louisiana to take advantage of all the free products and services available to help them quit — TODAY. SCT CEO Mike Rogers says qualified applicants are entitled to certain “stop smoking” benefits which tobacco companies fund…:

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Rogers says in order to qualify for the free benefits you’d need to have started smoking cigarettes before September 1, 1988 and live in Louisiana. For more information go online to www-dot-smokefreela-dot-org.