ARCHIVED NEWS RELEASES

January 1st 2008
A Year of The Louisiana Smoke-Free Air Act Has Louisianans Breathing Healthier

December 5th 2007
New Report: Tobacco Regulation Would Save Louisiana $743 Million in Health Care Costs by Preventing 42,500 Kids from Smoking

August 24th 2007
Tobacco-Free Living Goes to College

February 13th 2007
Don't Switch. Call it Quits. QUIT-NOW Offers Free Counseling to Help Spit Tobacco Users and Smokers Quit

January 23rd 2007
Community Roundtables Help Provide Clarity for Business Owners to Comply With the Louisiana Smoke-Free Air Act

November 15th 2006
***MEDIA ALERT ***

November 13th 2006
Northshore Area Restaurants Encouraged to Go Smoke-Free Early – Just for the Health of It!

October 9th 2006
New “Quit Now” Challenge Encourages Young Adult Tobacco Users to Share their Personal Stories to Help Others Quit

September 5th 2006
Thousands Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW During its First Year

July 18th 2006
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living Announces Community Program Grant Recipients

June 20th 2006
OPINION EDITORIAL By Ashley Ross, MPH

June 15th 2006
So You Want to Be a Father? First You Need to Be a Quitter.

May 16th 2006
World No Tobacco Day ’06 Addresses Big Tobacco’s Latest Tools for Luring New Users

May 8th 2006
What Every Mom Needs to Know About Secondhand Smoke…

May 4th 2006
Application Deadline Looms for $675,000 in Community Program Grants from The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living

April 27th 2006
Smoking and Non-Smoking Sections: Separate But Equal

April 24th 2006
Smoke-Free Shreveport Celebrates 1st Anniversary

April 17th 2006
$675,000 in Community Program Grants Available from The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living

April 3rd 2006
Baton Rouge Area Students Ignite the Fight Against Big Tobacco

March 8th 2006
BeauSoleil Celebrates 30 Years of Red Hot Cajun Music with a Smoke-Free Concert

February 23rd 2006
National Celebrities Shed Light on an “Unequal” Opportunity Killer During Black History Month

February 23rd 2006
National Celebrities Shed Light on an “Unequal” Opportunity Killer During Black History Month

December 7th 2005
Lafayette School Board is First in State to Adopt 100% Smoke-Free School Campus Policy

November 8th 2005
Great American Smoke-Out on November 17 Encourages Smokers to Quit For a Day

June 15th 2005
African Americans urged to seek freedom from tobacco-related diseases on Juneteenth

May 31st 2005
Jazz Funeral Mourns Worldwide Deaths From Tobacco Use

April 15th 2005
Cover the Uninsured Week 2005

April 14th 2005
March of Dimes and Tobacco-Free Living Join Forces to Reduce Pre-term Birth Resulting from Smoking

April 14th 2005
Kids Kick Tobacco's Influence During 10th Annual Kick Butts Day

March 29th 2005
Think Globally, Act Locally

March 23rd 2005
New Awareness Campaign Aims to Clear the Air About Secondhand Smoke

March 18th 2005
Catfish Festival Supports New Library

March 17th 2005
Ireland Has More To Celebrate Than St. Patrick’s Day

March 10th 2005
We’ve Come a Long Way Baby

February 25th 2005
PATH Sponsors E-Health Conference

February 21st 2005
Celebrating 15 Years of Smokefree Skies on February 25th

February 16th 2005
$1,000,000 in Grants Available – Deadlines Loom

February 16th 2005
From Slavery to Seduction

January 13th 2005
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) Holds Grant Writing Training Sessions in Hammond

January 12th 2005
Got Smoke-Free Policies?

January 12th 2005
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) Holds Grant Writing Training Sessions in Lake Charles

January 10th 2005
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) Holds Community Grant Writing Training Sessions in Alexandria

January 4th 2005
The Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living Calls “Time Out” on Secondhand Smoke

December 16th 2004
Tobacco-Free Living (TFL) to Grant $1,000,000 for Programs Designed to Mininimize Effects of Secondhand Smoke in Louisiana

December 8th 2004
Tobacco-Free Task Force Organizing Meeting to be held on the Northshore

September 13th 2004
Collaboration between Metro health and social service providers receives federal boost

September 3rd 2004
Area Tobacco Prevention Group to Meet in Shreveport

September 3rd 2004
Area Tobacco Prevention Group to Meet in Monroe

August 12th 2004
Area Tobacco Prevention Group to Meet on the Northshore

August 2nd 2004
Area Tobacco Prevention Group to Meet in Lafayette

July 22nd 2004
Area Tobacco Prevention Group to Meet In Baton Rouge

June 18th 2004
The Mayor’s Funky Fitness Fiesta