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Louisiana
State Legislative Info
GOVERNOR
John Bel Edwards
PO Box 94004
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: (225) 342-7015
THE SENATE
Secretary of the Senate
Glenn Koepp
State Capitol Building
P.O. Box 94183
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: (225) 342-5997
Fax: (225) 342-1140
THE house
Chief Clerk
Alfred W. Speer
State Capitol Building
P.O. Box 44281 Room G-106
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: (225) 342-7259
Fax: (225) 342-5045
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Louisiana CALLS TO ACTION
Louisiana – Stop a Flavor Ban (HB 179)!
STOP HB 179, which would ban the sale of vapor products not authorized by FDA in favor of cigarette companies’ unattractive products!
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Louisiana LAWS & TAXES
laws
- It is unlawful for any manufacturer, distributor, retailer, or other person knowingly to sell or distribute any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product to a person under 18 years of age.1
- It is unlawful for any person under the age of 18 to buy or possess any tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product.1
- A retail license or permit is required to sell vapor products.2
- Carrying or using vapor products is prohibited on any school property.3
- Louisiana’s Clean Indoor Air Act has not been amended to prohibit the use of vapor products where smoking is prohibited.4
- The following municipalities have ordinances that prohibit vaping where smoking is prohibited (some exclude bars and restaurants): Abbeville, Athens, Baton Rouge/East Baton Rouge Parish+ (except the cities of Baker, Zachary, and Central), Bogalusa, Boyce, Cheneyville, Colfax, Cullen, Fenton, Glenmora, Hammond, Haynesville, Lafayette Parish, Lake Charles, Lecompte, McNary, Monroe, Natchez, New Orleans, Oak Grove, Ouachita Parish, Pineville, Ponchatoula, Reeves, Roseland, Ruston, Sulphur, West Monroe.4
Tobacco/Vapor 21 Law: Federal law passed December 20, 2019 prohibits sales of all tobacco and vapor products to anyone under the age of 21 years old. FDA stated law became effective on that date. States may choose to continue with current age law at the risk of losing federal funding.
Flavor Bans: Federal law prohibits the sale of closed system devices (pods, cartridges) containing e-liquid in flavors other than tobacco or menthol.
taxes
- Smoke-free tobacco subject to a state excise tax of 20%-33% of the manufacturer’s price.5
- Louisiana applies a 15¢ per milliliter tax to e-cigarette and vaping liquid.6
- http://www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=787172.
- http://www.atc.rev.state.la.us/TobaccoFAQs.php
- https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=80362
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_vaping_bans_in_the_United_States#_Louisiana
- https://www.salestaxhandbook.com/louisiana/tobacco
- https://revenue.louisiana.gov/ExciseTaxes/RetailDealersOfVaporProducts
Updated July 2023
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