Lafayette Representative Nancy Landry is working on a bill for the regular session that would substantially increase penalties for campus hazing, in response to the 2017 death of LSU student Maxwell Gruver. Landry says hazing currently carries only a fine of 100 dollars or less, plus a possible 30 days in jail. Her bill would change that.
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LSU and GB Sciences Louisiana has found a location to grow medical marijuana that can be distributed to patients who have specific conditions. LSU AgCenter spokesperson Ashley Mullens says a 36-thousand square foot warehouse near Highland Road and I-10 will house the plants…
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Mullens says medical cannabis should be available to patients in late summer.

A film starring Academy Award winner Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson and directed by John Lee Hancock has started production of “Highwaymen” in Louisina. The film centers on two retired officers attempting to catch Bonnie and Clyde. Executive Director of Louisiana Entertainment Chris Stelly says they will shoot in Shreveport next month…
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Filming is also expected to begin next month on Tom Hanks movie that will be shot in Baton Rouge. It’s called Greyhound and it’s a World War Two naval drama.