smoking

Could cold hard cash be what it takes for Louisiana smokers to finally put their smokes down once and for all?

Proponents of the ban cite health benefits not just for the customers, but for the employees of the establishments as well.

There is a big debate smoldering in the city of New Iberia.

Who wants to be a millionaire? According to one new study, all you have to do is stop smoking and you're more than halfway there.

Lake Charles is Louisiana's last hold out in the battle for cleaner air in casinos and bars after Shreveport votes to go smoke-free.

Congress has raised the minimum smoking and vaping age to 21 nationwide.

Louisiana won't raise its legal smoking age from 18 to 21.

Luckily, administrators are aware of the issue and according to Assistant Superintendent Joe Craig, vaping is handled just like cigarettes.

Officials in some of our favorite beach communities are looking at making public beaches smoke free.

Don't smoke 'em if you got 'em.

State Attorney General Jeff Landry warned the governor's administration about the insurance rule changes.

More Louisiana residents are giving up cigarettes. The reason they are might not be so much about health as it is about money and convenience.

These four activities have been linked to better brain function. They are all things we are capable of doing. Most of us just choose not to do them.

Cigarette smokers the price of your smokes is going up by .22 cents per pack on Friday when a new state tax takes effect.

If you're a smoker in Louisiana, there's now another reason to quit. Starting April 1st, yet another cigarette tax goes into effect.

Results of a new poll suggest that an increase in the cigarette tax would be supported by a wide majority of citizens in the state. Changes in the tax could result in $200 million in revenue for our cash strapped state.

Is it about money or is it about better health? It depends on what side of the cigarette your standing and which way the smoke is blowing.

Should the tax on cigarette be made even higher? One group suggests it should be a lot higher if the Governor actually has the best interest of the state in mind.

Could it be the solution to the problem may be just as harmful as the problem it was supposed to solve? A new study is out concerning e-cigarettes and their use.

A Louisiana organization is offering free tips, free counseling, even free medications to help you stop smoking.