A new report indicates when parents can’t find affordable child care, it carries a heavy cost for Louisiana….
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Governor Edwards will hold a press conference today at 3 PM and according to his office, its to announce a major public-private partnership between higher ed institutions and one of the world’s leading companies.

And there’s a flash flood watch in effect for today for northwest and north central Louisiana.

A House committee advances legislation that would move regulatory power of the state’s medical marijuana program from the Ag Department and into the Department of Health. Making the product available to the public has faced repeated delays and grower GB Sciences President John Davis says the current process is broken…
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The Ag Department says they found pesticides in the medical marijuana grown by GB Sciences, but Davis the pesticides must have come from the ag department’s lab.

La Tech Athletics Director Tommy McClelland says their baseball, softball and soccer stadiums were all destroyed by last month’s twister and they are weighing options when it comes to rebuilding on their old grounds or picking new locations…
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McClelland says they also have to figure out where softball and baseball will play their home games next season.