A second special session ended last night without an agreement on how to replace an expring one-cent sales tax, leaving the state short when it comes to fully funding TOPS and higher ed. Matt Doyle has more…
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Governor Edwards is expected to call another special session.

Scattered thunderstorms are possible today across Louisiana and we are already seeing heavy rainfall from a cluster of storms moving through northwest Louisiana.

More Louisiana residents will have the ability to treat ailments with medical marijuana once it becomes available later this year. The bill had bipartisan support in what was an otherwise contentious regular session. Gov. John Bel Edwards signed the bill which was authored by Baton Rouge Representative Ted James.
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PTSD and Parkinsons are among the conditions now eligible for medical pot under this legislation.

A new study finds that chemotherapy may no longer be needed for those diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. LSU Health New Orleans Director of Precision Medicine, Doctor Lucio Miele (Mee-Lah) says the results are expected to spare up to 70-thousand patients a year in the U-S the ordeal and expense of chemotherapy…
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