A bill has been introduced in Lousiana that would raise the minimum age to purchase tobacco in Louisiana from 18 to 21.

Rep. Frank Hoffman, R-15, has introduced H.B. 38 which would simply change the existing law regulating tobacco purchases from 18 to 21.

Currently, six states require those purchasing tobacco to be 21: Hawaii, California, Oregon, New Jersey, Maine, Massachusetts. Later this year, Virginia will increase its minimum age to 21.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.