Mervine Dugas of Rayne is behind bars after Crowley Police say he was one of many suspects who have been using the United States Postal Service to ship and receive high grade Marijuana.
During a debate over marijuana use, Colorado Congressman Jared Polis engaged U.S. Rep. John Fleming of Louisiana into a rather entertaining - and bizarre - discussion about crawfish. Apparently, Rep. Polis thinks we all 'smoke fried crayfish' all the time.
The idea of medical marijuana may be becoming more accepted in the state but personal pot use still is not acceptable according to a recent LSU survey.