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Fifty-two years ago, the surgeon general issued a report linking tobacco use to cancer. More than 42% of Americans were smokers at the time. That figure is now at just over 18%, according to a report from USA Today. Louisiana's smoking rate is among the highest in the country...

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

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

Beginning today smokers will be paying an additional .50cents per pack for cigarettes as a new tax increase goes into effect.

The New Orleans smoking ban made national headlines. Could Lafayette be next?

At the meeting, the councilman plans to give information about how the process to make bars smoke free is coming along and what they might look to do in the future.

Louisiana is becoming more and more stricter on it's cigarette smoking laws. Now, it is illegal to flick cigarette butts on the street. There are pretty hefty fines involved for breaking this law.

San Rafael, California isn’t blowing smoke – it has prohibited people from smoking in their own homes.

It wasn’t that long ago that smoking was as synonymous with bars as alcohol and questionable decisions. However, over the last decade, more and more states and local government are banning cigarettes from saloons.