A frontal boundary is moving through north Louisiana this morning and this will give us a break from the excessive heat today as the boundary will produce showers and storms. State climatologist Barry Keim says this will be just a temporary reprieve from the extreme heat…
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There is a marginal risk of severe weather for most of the state today.

A poll from the nonpartisan Public Religion Research Institute finds 34-percent of Louisiana residents say abortion should be legal in most or all cases, nationally the percentage is 54. The national Democratic Party is firmly pro-choice, and ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says this poll is why local Democrats face an uphill battle running for statewide office.
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It’s been a week since medical marijuana became available to patients in Louisiana and grower GB Sciences says about 10,000 vials of the treatment have been delivered to nine licensed pharmacies licensed to sell the product. GB President John Davis…
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Davis says they estimate five to ten-thousand patients are participating in the state’s medical-marijuana program.

Over 144-thousand people have signed a petition at change-dot-org to make the last Saturday in October National Trick or Treat Day, so that trick and treating happens that day, instead of October 31st…
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That’s the C-E-O of the Pet Krewe in New Orleans, Allison Albert.