This afternoon, the full House approves legislation that sets up rules and regulations for the dispensing of non-smoking medical marijuana in Louisiana. The bill by State Senator Fred Mills establishes rules about production, distribution, and dispencing the medicine. But Leesville Representative James Armes expressed skeptism…
cut 13 (08) “enough”

Revisions to the film tax credit bill made by the Senate Finance Committee is receiving a lot of concern from local movie officials. The committee lowered the cap from 200 to 180 million, and gutted the portion of the bill by Lafayette Representative Joel Robideaux that provided incentives to build the film industry…
CUT 10 (11) Q: “pay taxes here”
That’s Louisiana film industry consultant, Sherri McConnell.
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Pilot error is the investigation ruling from the crash of a Black Hawk Helicopter off the coast of Florida in March that killed 11, including 4 from the Louisiana National Guard. Colonel Pete Schneider says the pilots failed to transition from visual to instrument flight in heavy fog…
CUT 5 (07) Q: “can be prevented again”
He says 30 percent of all aviation crashes are due to spatial disorientation.

The Red River is still rising in North Louisiana, and is now expected to crest at 35.5 feet Saturday in Shreveport. That’s five and a half feet above flood stage, and Marty Mayeaux from the National Weather Service says the waters are beginning to affect some areas of Shreveport right now…
CUT 7 (08) Q: “entire area”
About 175 thousand sandbags have been distributed in the area.