Most Louisiana voters approve of Jeff Landry, poll shows

Most Louisiana voters approve of Jeff Landry, poll shows

Voters back Landry: About 56% of voters approve of Gov. Jeff Landry's approach in his first 100 days in office, a poll by The Times-Picayune | The Advocate shows. Tyler Bridges has the details.

Concealed carry: Per that same poll, most voters think Landry and state lawmakers went too far in passing a law to allow people 18 and older to carry concealed firearms without a permit, John Simerman reports.

THC ban?: In 2019, the state opened the door for a $33 million hemp THC industry. Now, lawmakers, citing the ubitiquity and danger of the products, are weighing restrictions, James Finn reports.

Numbers to Know

There are 1,504 sellers of consumable hemp THC products in Louisiana

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Hemp THC has become a $33M industry

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Louisiana received $4.1M in tax revenue last year as a result

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Source: Hemp Association of Louisiana, state records

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