Earlier this summer, the Louisiana State Senate approved a bill that would loosen the rules surrounding which doctors can recommend marijuana to patients and for what reasons. The changes in the law under House Bill 819, which took effect in August, allow doctors to recommend medical marijuana for any patient in need and removes restrictions…
In Louisiana, the rules surrounding the way marijuana is governed are constantly changing. In August, Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) signed three bills into law that will dramatically expand the state’s medical cannabis program, including allowing medical practitioners to recommend patients with any weakening condition to use medical marijuana, offering protections for banks that service…
When a person is charged with a serious crime, they must stand trial before a jury that decides their fate. The jury hears both sides of the case and uses the information provided to them during the trial to determine whether or not the charged individual is guilty and what penalties they will face. If…
When Coronavirus shut down businesses and services across the United States in March 2020, the court system was not exempt. In nearly all fifty states, services offered by the courts came to a halt and some court proceedings were forced to move online. Now, as the United States begins to re-open some services are becoming…
The coronavirus pandemic led to an unprecedented shutdown in most states, including Louisiana, as residents were ordered to stay at home and avoid getting into contact with others to help slow the spread of the highly contagious virus. Businesses were forced to close and workers lost their jobs. There was another effect from the Stay…
Any life taken by murder is a terrible tragedy for the victim’s family, friends and the entire community, but it can be even more emotionally grueling for the family to learn that someone they loved was targeted because of characteristics like their race or sexual orientation. Louisiana prosecutes hate crimes to deter those motivated by…
As one of the states hardest hit by COVID-19, Louisiana is under a stay-at-home order as the number of coronavirus cases and deaths have surged in the past few weeks. Gov. John Bel Edwards had issued the statewide stay-at-home order through April 13, but has since extended it to April 30. The order allows exceptions,…