1:30 PM Newscast

Multiple people were found dead at a home in suburban New Orleans Wednesday morning. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office captain Jason Rivarde says of the three deceased, two are children and the other is an adult. He says they are trying to determine if this was a murder-suicide…

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Rivarde did not provide details on how the individuals were killed or the relationship of the victims.

A one-year-old boy is hospitalized and his mother and her boyfriend face child abuse charges. St. Martin Parish Sheriff’s office Authorities have not released details on how the child was abused. But Major Ginny Higgins says 43-year-old Tony Domingue and 25-year-old girlfriend, Jorretta Carrere are also facing a hate crime charge…

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There’s another delay in the production of medical marijuana. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain is the regulator of the state’s medical marijuana program and he claims LSU and its private grower, GB Sciences, violated law by moving cannabis plants from a temporary pod to the main growing facility. LSU questions whether Strain has the authority to stop the move.  Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it’s unclear when medical marijuana will be available to the patients who have been waiting for the purchase the drug

Cut 13 (10) “…backwards.” 

Colorectal cancer is the number two cancer killer in the United States and Louisiana ranks 34th in screenings for the disease. Shreveport doctor and Gastrointestinal Specialist James Hobley says these numbers can stem from misconceptions of who is most affected by the cancer…

Cut 9 (08) “…tested.”