Sheriff Mancuso Warns of Possible Scam in the Area
It seems that whether it s on the phone or the internet, there is always someone out to scam innocent people who are just trying to make a living. Well, news came out today from Sheriff Tony Mancuso that there is a possible scam going on in our area.
Victims in nearby parishes have reported receiving an email that appears to be from Louisiana Sheriffs Association President Sheriff Jason Ard. We are told to be careful, as the email is asking potential victims to collect gift cards and donate to veterans dealing with burdens from financial woes created by the pandemic. The email instructs you to reply if you d like to participate. We are being told to not reply to the email at all.
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Effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Louisiana ends
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BATON ROUGE (AP) â A bid to legalize recreational marijuana in Louisiana is over this legislative session after failing to gain enough support from lawmakers.
The House on Tuesday rejected Republican Rep. Richard Nelsonâs bill to tax the sale of marijuana â a bellwether vote that indicated Nelsonâs separate bill to create a legal framework to sell and possess recreational marijuana also couldnât pass.
Forty-seven lawmakers in the House backed the tax bill, while 48 voted against it. After that marijuana bill failed, Nelson said he was ending his effort this session to legalize the drug for recreational use.
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A longshot bid to legalize recreational marijuana in Louisiana died on the House floor Tuesday after state representatives rejected the proposed tax system for the would-be industry.
The House of Representatives voted
47-48 on the proposal 23 votes short of the 70 needed to enact a new tax.
Mandeville Republican Richard Nelson, who sponsored both the legalization bill (
HB 699) and the proposed tax structure (
HB 434) acknowledged that it would likely be two years before he or any other state lawmaker could mount a successful bid to legalize recreational marijuana in the state.
Tuesday’s vote marks the end of the legislation’s improbable march through the Louisiana State Capitol. The failure of the bipartisan effort shows that state lawmakers’ attitudes toward legalization of recreational marijuana are softening, but they still lag well behind the views of their constituents.
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