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[Louisiana] Smokers in LA could soon have to shell out more cash for cigarettes
The cigarette proposal would increase the state's tax from 36 cents, to $1.41 per pack. Eyewitness News Political Analyst Clancy DuBos believes that will be well received, but questions remain, he says, on other parts of the sales tax plan.
Mar 18, 2013
WWL-TV (LA)
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Mar 18, 2013 04:55
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[Louisiana] New Orleans smokers brace for possible quadrupling of tax
Local smokers are sounding off about Governor Bobby Jindal's new tax plan and its push to quadruple the taxes paid on a pack of cigarettes. It's just one part of a sweeping new reform package that the governor says would make Louisiana more business frie
Mar 15, 2013
WVUE Fox 8 (New Orleans, LA)
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Mar 16, 2013 13:52
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[Louisiana] TOPS would benefit from tobacco money
Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration wants to redirect $120 million from a tobacco settlement account to help pay for college scholarships.
Mar 9, 2013
Thibodaux (LA) Daily Comet
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Mar 10, 2013 12:26
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[Louisiana] La. bans use of welfare money on tobacco, liquor
Louisiana's social services department has banned the spending of welfare money on cigarettes, alcohol and lottery tickets. The new regulations were issued Friday by the Department of Children and Family Services. They also include restrictions that proh
Mar 1, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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Mar 2, 2013 01:27
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[Louisiana] EDITORIAL: Tobacco tax hike could help state finances, improve health
Gov. Bobby Jindal will be heading in the right direction if he follows through with support of a $1 hike in the state's tobacco tax. It would raise the tax from 36 cents to $1.36, which is still lower than the national average rate of $1.48. This is a w
Feb 17, 2013
Opelousas (LA) Daily World
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Feb 26, 2013 11:15
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[Louisiana] EDITORIAL: Tobacco tax hike could help state finances, improve health
as cigarette tax revenues decline, so do smoking-related health care costs, so it would roughly balance out. Either way, the tax would be a good thing for Louisiana. We urge the state's legislators to support its introduction and passage in the upcoming
Feb 17, 2013
Opelousas (LA) Daily World
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Feb 20, 2013 17:49
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[Louisiana] State keeps target on Lehman for tobacco investment losses
The dispute stems from a $14.7 million investment of a tobacco industry settlement that the state made with Lehman Brothers in 2001. The state was supposed to get a 4.4 percent guaranteed return on the investment, but Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy
Feb 19, 2013
Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate
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Feb 19, 2013 12:32
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[Louisiana] Air quality in Alexandria businesses has improved since smoking ban enacted, advocate says
The air quality in Alexandria has improved in the year since the city banned smoking in bars, businesses and gaming facilities, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The anniversary of the law was celebrated Thursday at a Tobacco-Free Li
Feb 1, 2013
Alexandria (LA) Town Talk
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Feb 7, 2013 09:30
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[Louisiana] Psychiatric Hospitals Alter Rules on Patient Smoking
data suggested that people with the most serious mental illnesses die on average 25 years earlier than the general population, with many from smoking-exacerbated conditions like heart or lung disease. Now more treatment facilities are banning smoking, wi
Feb 7, 2013
New York Times
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Feb 7, 2013 08:12
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[Louisiana] EDITORIAL: Our Views: Hike taxes on smokes
“Tobacco tax increases are one of the most effective ways to reduce smoking and other tobacco use, especially among kids,” Muhl said. That is why the state should have followed the lead of more progressive states in the past years with cigarette tax inc
Feb 5, 2013
Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate
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Feb 6, 2013 07:05