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Capital Area agency to ban tobacco use  

Capital Area Human Services District-operated facilities will be tobacco-free workplaces beginning May 1, the agency announced Friday.

Capital Area oversees state mental health and addictive behavior programs in the East Baton Rouge areas.

The idea is to promote a healthier environment for clients, staff and visitors to the agency's buildings, the agency's Executive Director Jan Kasofsky said in a news release. Tobacco use of any kind will not be allowed anywhere on the grounds of Capital Area-operated facilities.

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