Hammond City Wants to Eliminate Smoking in Public Places

This week in the city of Hammond, Louisiana, are taking place public hearings on the proposal to prohibit smoking in public spaces and all workplaces. The proposal to adopt such a smoking ban came on April 7 and aims to protect people from effects of secondhand smoke. The proposal includes smoking ban in private cluns,

University of New Orleans Goes Smoke-Free

Soon colleges and universities in Louisiana will become smoke-free due to adoption of anti-smoking law in 2013 which imposes post-secondary institutions to do this. However, some universities not just prohibit smoking cigarettes on their campus but ban use of all kinds of tobacco. Experts say that due to this approach New Orleans could siginificantly reduce