The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has released a list of vape products that can be legally sold. Jeff Palermo has the story….
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New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell is in Kenya for UN Meetings, meanwhile back home, she’s facing ethics charges. Colleen Crain has the story…
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The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has released a list of of approved vape and alternative nicotine products. It’s the result of legislation sponsored by Covington Representative Paul Hollis. Hollis says this registry is going to make sure that these products are as safe as they possibly can be…
The V-A-P-E Directory contains 397 products that are authorized to be sold in Louisiana. JUUL products, nicotine pouches and B-I-D-I stick products are on the list. But popular disposable vapes are missing like Elf Bars. Hollis says that’s a good thing…
The Louisiana Convenience and Vape Store Association is challenging the law, arguing its unconstitutional. Hollis doesn’t expect the lawsuit to be successful, because the vape products not on the registry, are not F-D-A approved…
Hollis’ legislation also raised the tax on vape liquid from a nickel to 15-cents per milliliter. The additional tax revenues will go towards state trooper salaries.
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With less than two weeks to go before Turkey Day, State Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the cost for the main staple of your Thanksgiving meal is 16-percent less than last year, but other foods have nearly doubled.
The latest Consumer Price Index report reveals the inflation rate for food at home increased by two percent over the last 12 months.
Strain says folks shouldn’t bypass having Louisiana homegrown produce on their Thanksgiving dinner table.
Strain says prices of everything from flour to canned corn to butter and cranberry sauce are higher. He says a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of four will cost around $30 this year.
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New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell is in Kenya 4 days ahead of the UN Meetings on plastics pollution. Meanwhile back home, the State Ethics Board has brought her up on charges for those 15 flight upgrades over a 2 year period costing the city almost $29,000. Cantrell paid the city back the $28,856 about a year ago. LaPolitics.com Publisher Jeremy Alford speculated on the timing of the Ethics Board’s actions…
Cantrell could face a $10,000 fine or a censure from the Board. Alford questions whether that’s enough…
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Cantrell has said that her upgrades to first class were a matter of safety not luxury. The Ethics Adjudicatory Board is likely to hear the case but Alford says, Even if Cantrell is fined, we will have to wait and see…
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November is National Pet Cancer Awareness Month. Ginger Guttner with LSU School of Veterinary Medicine says pets can get cancer and it is important for pet owners to know that early detection is important.
The Veterinary Cancer Society estimates one in four dogs will develop cancer at some point.
Guttner says nearly 50 percent of dogs over age 10 will develop cancer. She urges pet owners to keep an eye out for warning signs.
Other signs of cancer in pets include enlarged or changing lumps and rapid weight loss. Just like in humans, Guttner says pets can develop different types of cancer in any part of the body.