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    Louisiana spent $8. Million on tobacco prevention in FY2010, which is 16.6% of The CDC Annual Spending Target. The CDC estimates that 52.7% of adult smokers in Louisiana tried to quit smoking in 2008. Louisiana received $297 million in tobacco settlement payments and taxes in FY2010.

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    Louisiana spent $8. Million on tobacco prevention in FY2010, which is 16.6% of The CDC Annual Spending Target. The CDC estimates that 52.7% of adult smokers in Louisiana tried to quit smoking in 2008. Louisiana received $297 million in tobacco settlement payments and taxes in FY2010.

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    STATE TOBACCO FACT SHEETS 2010

    LOUISIANA
    Legacy in Louisiana
    • Legacy has awarded $100,000 in grants to projects in Louisiana.

    Tobacco Usage

    • In FY2010 Louisiana spent $8.9 million on tobacco prevention, which is 16.6% of the CDC
    Annual Spending Target.1

    • The CDC estimates that 52.7% of adult smokers in Louisiana tried to quit smoking in 2008.2

    • Louisiana received $297 million in tobacco settlement payments and taxes in FY2010.3

    • Louisiana has securitized all or parts of its Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) dollars.4

    ADULT CIGARETTE USE IN 2009 YOUTH CIGARETTE USE

    22.0%
    17.9%

    Louisiana7 National 8

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    1724 Massachusetts Avenue, NW • Washington, DC 20036 • t 202-454-5555 • f 202-454-5599 • www.LegacyForHealth.org


    State Tobacco Laws9

    Excise Tax: There is a tax of $0.36 per pack on cigarettes.

    Clean Indoor Air Ordinances


    • Smoking is prohibited in all child care centers, government buildings, health facilities,
    restaurants, schools and private workplaces.

    Youth Access Laws


    • The minimum age requirement for the purchase of tobacco products is 18, and penalties
    exist for both minors and merchants who violate this law.

    • Establishments are required to post signs stating that sales to minors are prohibited.

    SOURCES
    1
    Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, A broken Promise to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement Eleven Years Later.
    A Report on the States’ Allocation of the Tobacco Settlement Dollars, FY 2010, 2009
    2
    CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2008
    3
    Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, A broken Promise to Our Children: The 1998 State Tobacco Settlement Eleven Years Later.
    A Report on the States’ Allocation of the Tobacco Settlement Dollars, FY 2010, 2009
    4
    American Lung Association, SLATI State Reports, 2010
    5
    CDC, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 2009
    6
    CDC, Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System, 2009
    7
    CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009
    8
    CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2009
    9
    American Lung Association, SLATI State reports, 2010

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