Press Releases
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Liana Narcisse, MA
Manager, Communications
504.301.9853 / lnarcisse@lphi.org
Oct. 7, 2020
Louisiana Healthy Communities Coalition Names New Co-Chairs
Sep. 4, 2020
Statement from the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living Regarding Smoking in Casinos During COVID-19 Pandemic
Jul. 17, 2020
Reeves Passes Comprehensive Smoke-free Ordinance
Jul. 17, 2020
Smoke-Free Louisiana Coalition Says Delaying Smoke-free Ordinance Means Council Believes Gaming Workers are Less Valuable than Any Other Louisiana Employees; Puts Gaming Profit Over Public Health
Jun. 18, 2020
Statement from the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living Regarding Shreveport’s Smoke-free Ordinance
Dec. 11, 2019
Oak Grove Passes Comprehensive Smoke-free Ordinance
Oct. 31, 2019
2019 Louisiana Youth Tobacco Survey Shows Alarming Rise In Youth E-Cigarette Use
Oct. 10, 2019
Athens Passes Comprehensive Smoke-free Ordinance
May. 15, 2019
Fenton Supports Healthy Air For Everyone
May. 14, 2019
Boyce the Latest CENLA Town to Support Healthy Air for Everyone
Apr. 26, 2019
Cullen Shows Support for Healthy Workers and a Healthy Community
Apr. 16, 2019
Statement in Regards to Tobacco 21 (House Bill 38) Legislation
Mar. 20, 2019
Leaders and Youth Gather to Address Louisiana’s Teen Smoking/Vaping Crisis
Mar. 7, 2019
Ruston Continues to Show a Commitment to Healthy Living with Smoke-free Ordinance
Feb. 13, 2019
Rapides Parish Municipalities Unite for Smoke-free Environments
Feb. 12, 2019
Ponchatoula Passes Comprehensive Smokefree Ordinance
Feb. 7, 2019
Town by Town Louisianians Take a Stand Against Secondhand Smoke
Aug. 8, 2018
TFL Mourns the Loss of Smoke-Free Advocate GG Shinn
Jun. 1, 2018
Coalition and EBR Metro Council Members Celebrate Healthier Air for All in East Baton Rouge
Apr. 3, 2018
It’s Time to Protect Everyone’s Right to Breathe Clean, Smoke-Free Air in Louisiana
Mar. 22, 2018
Louisiana Teens Rally at Capitol for Health for All
Aug. 10, 2017
Health Groups Applaud East Baton Rouge Metro Council for Guaranteeing Right to Breathe Clean Air for All
Aug. 1, 2017
City of Lafayette Officially Goes Smoke-Free
May. 16, 2017
African American Male Tobacco Cessation Campaign Launched in Greater Baton Rouge
Apr. 18, 2017
Lafayette Becomes 11th Louisiana City to Pass a Smoke-Free Ordinance
Apr. 4, 2017
Seventy-Three Percent of Lafayette Voters Favor a Smoke-Free Ordinance
Jan. 11, 2017
Louisiana’s Restaurant, Hospitality Industry Benefitting Ten Years After Smoke-Free Air Act
Dec. 20, 2016
Bogalusa City Council Passes Most Comprehensive Smoke-Free Ordinance in the State of Louisiana
Nov. 15, 2016
Louisiana Smoking Rates Decline as Great American Smokeout Events Planned Across the State
Jan. 27, 2016
Seventy Percent of East Baton Rouge Voters Favor a Smoke-Free Ordinance
Nov. 11, 2015
Join the Movement for “Smoke-Free Week in Baton Rouge” November 16-21, 2015
Oct. 22, 2015
After Six Months, 78 Percent of New Orleans Voters Approve of Smoke-Free Law
Sep. 17, 2015
Record Number of Louisianans Trying to Kick the Habit
Aug. 17, 2015
The Real Facts Behind Harrah’s Casino Gaming Revenue Revealed
Jul. 9, 2015
$129,000 in Community Advocacy Grants Awarded Across Louisiana By The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living
Apr. 22, 2015
New Orleans Clears the Air, Becomes a Leader in Public Health Advocacy with New Smoke-Free Ordinance
Apr. 6, 2015
Increase Louisiana’s Tobacco Tax, Increase Our Health
Jan. 22, 2015
New Orleans City Council Makes History Upon Unanimous Passage of Comprehensive Smoke-Free Ordinance
Jul. 14, 2014
Join the Movement for “Smoke-Free Week in New Orleans” July 21-25, 2014
Mar. 19, 2014
Local Youth, TFL, Senator Gallot and Rep. Hoffmann Host Capitol Press Conference In Recognition of Kick Butts Day 2014
Feb. 13, 2014
$600,000 in Community Advocacy Grants Available From The Louisiana Campaign For Tobacco-Free Living
Jan. 10, 2014
Louisiana State University Eunice Adopts Tobacco-Free Policy