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Louisiana Senate rejects smoking ban extension
Publication Date: 2012-05-23
- Author:AP
- Publication:WWL First News
The Louisiana Senate has refused to prohibit smoking within 25 feet of the entrance to any building where smoking already is banned, even after the measure was limited to state-owned buildings.
Louisiana prohibits smoking in restaurants, public places, public buildings and many places of employment.
As approved by the House, West Monroe Rep. Frank Hoffmann's proposal would have extended the ban to within 25 feet of those buildings' entrances and to their wheelchair ramps.
But senators said in downtowns and areas like the French Quarter, the 25-foot ban could eliminate smoking outside entirely. So, the Senate limited the measure to state-owned buildings...