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The 2003 Louisiana
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Hearings. Proposals HopeNetworks and members are working to see become
law: HB 825Mandatory 21 -- Statewide legislation or local ordinance that would prevent persons 18-20 years of age from entering into bars and lounges where alcohol is the principle commodity sold and can be consumed on the premises. Once inside a bar, drinks are easily passed from adult to youth. And 87 % of voters statewide support Mandatory 21, 75% think it is easy for youth to have access to alcohol once inside a bar, and 71% are concerned that youth are allowed in bars but not allowed to drink SOURCE: THE LOUISIANA POLL,1998 Alliance to Prevent Underage Drinking see proposed overviewKeg Reg --A bill to require businesses that sell kegs of beer to maintain records of the purchase for a minimum of thirty days and to make the records available to law enforcement upon request. Keg Reg would be a valuable underage enforcement SOURCE: Mothers Against Drunk Driving, State of Louisiana
1-- mail, fax, or e-mail the following letter to your local representative and senator asking for their support on these issues. Legislators work for you and they will do what their constituents ask them to do. Let’s get the process working and let our voices be heard. 2-- Sign the on-line petitions. 3-- Contact Hopenetworks legislative action group [email protected] and tell us what your comments, suggestions, or any ideas you want represented are. We are all working together and want everyone to know that we each have a voice when it comes to our state’s law making process. Remember we are focused on supporting legislation which has been submitted to us by our many members. These members represent a variety of organizations with one common goal -- to reduce all the various harms caused by untreated addiction, to promote a larger availability of treatment services, to reduce the stigma of addiction and to make this state a better place for us and our children. We can and already have made such a huge difference.
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