Loyola becomes smoke-free campus
A student smokes a cigarette on Loyola’s campus. A recent initiative has resulted in a complete ban of tobacco products on campus, taking effect Aug 1.
July 29, 2015
Loyola University New Orleans will officially become a smoke-free campus starting Friday, August 1, 2015, banning the use of all tobacco products on property owned, leased or operated by Loyola.
This comes after New Orleans became a smoke-free city this past April, which included public spaces, bars, restaurants, hotels and other places.
Loyola’s ban of tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and chewing tobacco, and part of the “Let’s Share Clean Air” campaign, will be effective in campus buildings, grounds, exterior open spaces, parking lots, on-campus sidewalks, streets, driveways, athletic facilities, practice facilities, recreational spaces and in all university-owned or operated vehicles.
Bill • Aug 3, 2015 at 9:31 am
Louisiana Act 581, effective June 9, 2014, bans smoking within 200 feet of all public and private K-12 schools.
Bill Info: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/BillInfo.aspx?i=225138
Bill Text: https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/ViewDocument.aspx?d=913776
The implication for Loyola smokers is that they cannot smoke within 200 feet of Holy Name Of Jesus school.
200 feet covers the followng:
Calhoun Street: From just shy of Freret Street to just shy of Loyola Avenue
LaSalle Street: The whole block between HNJ School and Mercy Hall PLUS half the block between Calhoun and Palmer streets.
Cromwell Street: The whole block between HNJ School and Monroe Library PLUS half the block between Calhoun and Palmer streets.
The New Orleans Police Department will issue $25/$50/$100 fines for 1st/2nd/3rd(+) time offenders. Court costs are not mentioned in Act 581, but you can count on them being added by any municipality enforcing the law.