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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A bid to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana...

Wild Rescue: Wildlife Biologist Finds, Brings Injured Bald Eagle To Hughson Wildlife Center For Treatment CBS Sacramento 1 day ago Syndicated Local – CBS Sacramento HUGHSON (CBS13) – A bald eagle is a majestic beast in the wild, but one injured female eagle is now in the care of the Stanislaus Wildlife Care Center in Hughson– and it didn’t get there easily. “It’s not every day you’re trying to wrangle an eagle off the front of a bass boat with a fishing net,” said Mark Abraham, a biologist with the California Department of Fish And Wildlife. He was alerted to...

Senators back mandatory kindergarten bill for Louisiana April 21, 2021 GMT BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana would make kindergarten mandatory if lawmakers agree to a bill that won support Wednesday from a Senate committee. The proposal from Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields would require children who turn 5 years old by Sept. 30 of each year to attend kindergarten, starting with the 2022-23 school year. People who homeschool their children would be required to start with kindergarten. Under current state law, children in Louisiana are required to attend school from the ages of 7 to ...

Senate Bill 118, proposed by Republican Sen. Jay Morris of Monroe, will now make its way to the full Louisiana Senate.  Should the bill become law, Louisiana would join 20 other states that allow "constitutional carry," meaning gun owners can carry a concealed weapon without a permit.  "The bill does not make it easier to buy guns. This is a bill for law-abiding citizens," Morris said.  Supporters of Senate Bill 118 said training and permits, currently required under Louisiana law to carry a firearm, are infringements on the Second Amendment right to bear arms, while those who oppose it sa...

Louisiana Bills Promote Private Flood Insurance, Target Staged Accidents April 20, 2021 Louisiana insurance regulators have proposed separate pieces of legislation that would promote the writing of private flood insurance in the state and increase penalties associated with staged auto accidents. A third bill would expand the authority of the insurance commissioner to react in emergency situations. Private Flood The Louisiana Department of Insurance said House Bill 577, authored by Rep. Scott McKnight, would expand flood insurance choices for consumers beyon...