Governor Jeff Landry announces his father, Al Landry, has passed away. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The statewide ban on the herbal supplement kratom goes into effect tomorrow. Kace Kieschnick reports.
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Governor Jeff Landry is mourning the death of his father, Al Landry, who passed away Wednesday. In a social media post, Landry said “Go rest my weary servant your task on earth is done. The governor described his father as the silent foundation of their family. Former state senator Fred Mills says many people in St. Martin Parish loved Al Landry and he loved his family…
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Governor Landry says his father is now re-united with his mother Edna, who passed away in 2019. They were high school sweethearts in St. Martinville and got married after graduating from the University of Southwest Louisiana. They had four children.
Al Landry was an architect and Mills says Al Landry’s fingerprints are on many public buildings in St. Martin Parish….
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Governor Jeff Landry said in his social media post that “the trumpets of heaven sound for Al and Edna Landry are together again. The governor said his father was a ship without a rudder or compass since his wife’s passing. Mills says Al and Edna had great chemistry…
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The LSU Student Food Pantry has reaped the benefits of Tigers fans indulging in Jello shots at Rocco’s during the College World Series. The food pantry received a check from Rocco’s for $52,390 – one dollar for each Jello shot LSU fans scarfed down during Rocco’s Jello Shot Challenge during the College World Series – which, as you know by now, LSU won. Campus Life Manager Jennifer Cristina says it was exciting to see the tote board go into the stratosphere like it did two years ago.
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Cristina says that money will come in very handy.
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Cristina says you may not realize this, but the need for food pantries at college campuses is tremendous during these times.
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The herbal supplement kratom becomes illegal in Louisiana tomorrow, thanks to Act 41 approved in the last legislative session. Kratom comes from a plant native to Southeast Asia and can cause psychosis at high doses. The bill’s author, Republican West Monroe Senator Jay Morris, says Kratom has the addictive qualities of opioids.
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Louisiana is not the only state to ban the substance, but it will be one of the first. Morris does have concerns about its return through states where it is legal, but starting Friday it can no longer be sold in gas stations and convenience stores.
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Some use kratom to treat pain, anxiety or drug dependence and argue it has beneficial qualities. Morris says potential addiction and devastation outweigh any benefits.
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Starting tomorrow, you can show off more of a dark side as you cruise down the highway. That’s because a new law goes into effect allowing for your front windows to be tinted darker – 25-percent light transmission, down from the previous standard of 40-percent. The bill was written by Marksville Republican Representative Daryl Deshotel, who says tinted windows are needed for Louisiana’s climate.
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Deshotel says before, only certain people were permitted to have dark-tinted front windows, and that caused great confusion among people, especially law enforcement.
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Deshotel says of all the bills he got passed in this session, this one was the most popular.
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