The LSU Ag Center and GB Sciences, a company picked to grow medical marijuana in Louisiana, say the product should be ready for distribution this summer. Patients and parents waiting on the drug for their children expressed their frustration over the length of time it’s taking during a meeting at the department of Ag. The agency says they are trying to complete the testing process as fast as possible.

LSU Health New Orleans Director of Hyperbaric Medicine Doctor Paul Harch says they’ve seen an improvement in brain metabolism with an Alzheimer’s patient that’s undergoing hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Harch says the patient undergoes 40 sessions at 50 minutes…
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After 40 treatments, the patient reported increased memory and concentration and had more good days than bad days. Harch cautions this was not a formal study, so more research is needed.

Now that private schools can hold state championship games at sites separate from public schools, it’s up to LHSAA leadership to make it work. The significant change goes into effect for the 2019-20 athletic season. LHSAA executive director Eddie Bonine says the details have to be worked out…
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LHSAA principals voted to give select schools the authority to choose where championship games will be held in the sports of football, basketball, baseball and softball.

Some season ticket prices are going up in Tiger Stadium, while others are going down. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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We only saw light snow for about an hour in parts of Louisiana this morning, but cold weather is sticking around. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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We are looking at even colder temperatures tomorrow morning, as lows will get down into the upper 20s in north Louisiana and just below the freezing mark in south Louisiana.

A LSU Health New Orleans doctor says they’ve seen an improvement in brain metabolism in a patient with Alzheimer’s Disease who received treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Director of Hyperbaric Medicine Doctor Paul Harch says the treatment not only halted, but it also temporarily reversed the disease’s progression…
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Harch says the results suggest the possibility of treating Azheimer’s long-term with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

Gueydan High School in Vermilion Parish is closed today and it’s not because there was a chance of winter weather. Hundreds of bats have invaded the school and they were seen flying around in the hallways yesterday. Schools officials believe the bats got in through a vent and they’ve been told to let them leave naturally, before closing up any openings into the school.

A new era of postseason is coming for the Louisiana High School Athletic Association as beginning next year, select schools will hold their championship games in football, basketball, baseball and softball at separate venues from public schools. LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine says he also wants to address the issue of teams with just a few victories making the playoffs…
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Bonine wants to form a committee to come up with new playoff bracket ideas.

We missed out on the snow, but we are not missing out on the cold temperatures. It will be mostly sunny today, but it will be cold and windy. High temperatures will only be in the 40s statewide today. Wind chills are in the mid-20s across north Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it will be even colder tomorrow morning…
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It will start to warm up after tomorrow and we’ll be back in the 60s statewide by Friday.

On Friday, an extradition hearing for 21-year-old Dakota Theriot will be held in Richmond County, Virginia. He’s the south Louisiana man accused of killing five people including his parents on Saturday in Ascension Parish. We are learning more about Theriot. The Advocate reports he was married for 11 days in 2015 and he was also kicked out of basic training for the US Armed Forces after four months. A former employer says he had a lot of family drama.

The vote by LHSAA principals to allow private school state championship games at a separate venue from public schools creates another dilemma for the leadership of high school athletics. Kevin Barnhart has more…
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The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of north and central Louisiana. It begins tonight and ends tomorrow morning. There’s the potential of light snowfall, with the possibility of an inch or more of snow, closer to the Mississippi State line. Mario Valverde says there’s also the potential for hazardous travel conditions…
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To get updates on road conditions you can go to 5-1-1, L-A-dot-org. State transportation spokesperson Erin Buchanan says they’ll have crews on the roadways tonight and tomorrow morning looking for troubled spots….
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Senator John Kennedy says he supports President Trump’s pick to be the next U-S Attorney General. Kennedy says William Barr understand law, has integrity and good judgment.

A judge rules that a former LSU frat member will have to turn over his cellphone pass code in the suspected hazing death case of Max Gruver…
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Virginia authorities have set an extradition hearing for Friday for 21-year-old Dakota Theriot. He’s accused of killing five people, including his parents in Ascension Parish on Saturday.

Avoyelles Parish deputes arrested 60-year-old Bruce Lachney of Marksville. He’s accused of beating 65-year-old Farrel Graser to death in an area called the Brouillete Cabins on Highway 452.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for much of north and central Louisiana. It begins tonight and ends tomorrow morning. There’s the potential of light snowfall, with the possibility of an inch or more of snow, closer to the Mississippi State line. Mario Valverde says there’s also the potential for hazardous travel conditions…
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State department of transportation spokesperson Erin Buchanan says they are monitoring the potential for wintery precipitation and will continue to do so through morning…
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It will also turn much colder tomorrow, highs only in the 40s for most of the state.

Louisiana sports fans could feel today’s news coming as Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis has asked for a trade out of New Orleans, because he wants to play with a consistent winner. A-D is in his seventh season in the Big Easy and the franchise has won just one playoff series. Scott Kushner covers the Pels for the Advocate…
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East Baton Rouge prosecutors won a court battle today as they got a judge to agree with their order that Matthew Naquin should provide the passcode to his cellphone. Naquin is facing a negligent homicide charge in the suspected hazing death of former LSU student Maxwell Gruver. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says today’s ruling could lead to a lengthy series of legal challenges…
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Louisiana residents could wake up to a light snowfall tomorrow. Don Molino has more…
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Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis has reportedly submitted a trade request and informed the team he will not re-sign when his contract expires in the summer of 2020. Davis would pass up a potential 230 million dollar contract, but Advocate Pelicans writer Scott Kushner says A-D wants to play for a winning franchise…
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The Pels are a disappointing 22-and-28 this season.

A stage judge orders one of the former LSU students who allegedly played a role in the suspected hazing death of Max Gruver in 2017 to hand over the passcode of his cellphone, so investigators can search for potentially incriminating evidence. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says it’s a surprising decision, considering how this same question has played out elsewhere.
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An attorney for 20-year-old Matthew Naquin of Texas has argued by turning over the code, his client would violate his constitutional right against self incrimination.

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for a large area of the state extending from Natchitoches to Monroe. Rapides and Avoyelles are also under the winter weather advisory as an inch of snow may fall during the early morning hours of Tuesday. Forecaster Mario Valverde with the National Weather Service says ..
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Valverde says there’s the potential of light icing on elevated surfaces.

Adults can now purchase alcohol and tobacco with the state’s digital driver’s license known as LA Wallet. Alcohol and Tobacco Control Commissioner Juana Marie-Lombard says Louisiana is leading the way with its digital ID…
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You can find LA Wallet in the App store.

This evening at 5PM, National Geographic Channel is taking viewers on a trip to Caddo Lake to investigate an infestation of one of the most devastating invasive species in the country….
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It’s been a tough eight days for New Orleans sports fans. ESPN reports that Pelicans All-Star Anthony Davis wants a trade out of the Big Easy and the legal proceedings continue over the missed pass interference call in the NFC Championship game. In a court filing, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says league rules do not allow him to overturn calls like pass interference, because referee decisions are final.