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May/June 2003
2003 Louisiana
Legislative
Contact & Info
 Meeting Dates and Times
99%
of all Treatment in Louisiana is provided by an under funded OAD
office. They only have monies to treat 8%, while national
average is 21%.
Parity for healthcare insurance coverage, means that those with
health insurance would find coverage for alcohol/drug addiction
available (just like it covers other chronic disease such as
diabetes) This will remove some of the burden and the 1000
people on waiting lists for treatment in Louisiana. It will
allow for those who are uninsured with no other possible coverage
more access to treatment beds the state does have funding for.
Read more below on Parity
State tax payer funded labor and resources used to persuade a
vote to kill responsible public safety legislation.
Most people who greatly need policy supporting a healthy Louisiana
could not afford to swoon Louisiana House Transportation Committee
members at Sullivan's restaurant The alcohol lobby
appears to have control over the employees of the House
Transportation committee. This
invitation was sent out just prior to a critical
vote on SB 479 to all voting House Transportation committee members
and staff .
SEE NEWS for more
Open Container Facts
 Contact info to write
House members
Please tell Legislators you support then and thank them for the vote
coming next week on passing "Open Container" legislation., thanks to
Senator Chaisson's tenacity! NEWS\
Alcohol related deaths are the number one killer of kids in
Louisiana.
How can any policy maker not support closing loopholes?
HB 825 is a way to send a message, the law is 21 and our kids
matter, we don't want them in bars where enforcement is impossible.
Mr. painter the commissioner for the ATC in LA, is not supporting
this policy. He claims that Louisiana leads the nation in
enforcement policy of underage drinking. Our members here at
HN encouraged us to write him, address this, and we have had no
reply. In addition our recent interview with the Slidell
Police Chief indicates that his most recent survey of underage
compliance is not inline with the state's numbers. 90% of the
establishments sold alcohol to minors. 10 of the 12 outlets,
sold alcohol to minors. Enforcement is a real problem in
Louisiana. and we need to get serious in both the policy and in our
own beliefs. We need to educate the communities where the
impact is greatest. Remember, of all the things that can harm
your children Alcohol related injuries is NUMBER ONE.
Alcohol & High Risk Youth-EASY to BUY & EASY to Die
4/17 Released Video/Audio
Slidell Police
Chief, and Underage Alcohol Problems
Money talks.....HB 825 killed after by Yvonne Welsh who was
angered when it was suggested that the Alcohol Lobby
"owned her" in the Judiciary House
Committee yet she again supported the Alcohol lobby by
killing the bill (which was their purpose)
Watch it here
on real player or
2nd Video
go to 5/21/03
Judiciary Committee
Round 3 ---waiting
on the 3nd committee hearing "Open Container" bill
 Alcohol Excise tax attempted in 2002
Read the 2002 proposed Alcohol Tax for treatment Legislation
Hope for
Treatment Dollars continues,
In Louisiana last May we held a rally at the state capital,
supporting efforts to increase treatment and prevention services,
Louisiana serves only 8% of those in need, with a national
average of 21%. The well entrenched
Alcohol Lobby, successfully continued to prevent (no increase on
beer since 1948) taxation of the number one abused drug in Louisiana.
Polls across the state show strong support for taxing Alcohol if the
tax is used for treating those with addictive disorders.
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