The use of medical marijuana has passed the House. The bill by State Senator Fred Mills-carried to the house by Helena Marino-will establish guidelines and criteria for the NON-smoking use of medical marijuana. The vote this afternoon was 70-29, but Livingston Representative Sherman Mack voted against it…
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As of Thursday morning, the Red River reached flood stage in Shreveport. At 33.9 feet, it’s the first time the river was that high in 25 years. Marty Mayeaux with the National Weather Service says the Red will continue to rise in North Louisiana through Saturday, then affect more areas downriver…
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Roughly 175 thousand sandbags have been delivered to the region.
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The Louisiana National Guard says pilot error was the cause of the Black Hawk Helicopter crash which claimed the lives of four guardsman and 7 Marines in March. Michelle Southern reports..:
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A woman from Lafayette is under arrest for 2nd degree murder, after a man discovered a dead baby’s body in a box from a storage unit he purchased. Lafayette Police say fifty-seven year-old Rebecca Landry confessed to the crime, saying the infant died in 2001. Landry is being booked into the Lafayette Parish Jail.