330PM LRN News

Medical Marijuana in Louisiana has been pushed back from the distributors hoped for launch date of late this year, to early next year as the grower, GB Sciences, its partner, LSU, and the Ag Department finish the startup process. New Iberia Senator Fred Mills says his constituents have been waiting anxiously for the treatment.

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The November 6th ballot includes an amendment that allows voters to decide whether or not convicted felons should be allowed to run for office right out of prison. The number one amendment option would bar felons from elected or appointed office for five years after their sentence. Public Affairs Research Council Louisiana President Robert Scott describes the argument against…

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Early voting for the November election ends tomorrow.

According to a recent report, 56% of all occupants who died in a crash did not use a safety belt.  Kevin Barnhart has the story.

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An active duty member of the security forces at Barksdale Air Force Base is dead following a series of events that occurred as the result of his wrecking his vehicle into bridge rail.  LSP spokesperson Scott Moreau says a painful series of events led to Eduardo Ramos’s death.

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