Two people are dead from a likely tornado that swept through Ruston in the early morning hours. Chief Deputy with the Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s office, Stephen Williams, says trees are down, power lines mangled and several businesses are destroyed
The House Agriculture Committee will hear a bill today that would legalize, and regulate the growth of industrial hemp in Louisiana. The product was OK’d by the USDA, but Ag Commissioner Mike Strain says it’s still off limits here.
The plant is featured in 50,000 different products and can be turned into hypoallergenic fabrics, concrete, has nutritional value, and more.
Governor Edwards wants to participate in three televised debates for the upcoming election. While many incumbents shy away from debating their opponents., U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says it’s a strategy that certainly has a cold logic behind it.
Only candidates who have received at least $5,000 in donations, or poll at 10 percent or higher are invited to participate.
The Louisiana Public Service Commission will host a meeting tomorrow in Baton Rouge with telephone companies to talk about an influx in “robo-calls.” Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says he and the rest of Louisiana are tired of the phone calls…
Foster wants to impose large fines.