U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy Celebrates Passage of 'Halt Fentanyl Act'

Louisiana survivor and senator team up to fight fentanyl, support recovery

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Baton Rouge advocate against drugs speaks during an event about drug use and a new law against fentanyl. "Don't trust anyone who's giving you pills," said survivor Tonja Myles. "They might not know something is in it, but you just don't know." Myles looks and feels a lot different than she once did. She wants to steer people in the right direction. "I encourage those who are there who might think about expe…

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy celebrates passage of 'Halt Fentanyl Act'

BATON ROUGE, La. (NEWS 15) — U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy celebrated the passage of his "Halt Fentanyl Act" with law enforcement and community members at the Louisiana State Capitol. The new federal legislation permanently classifies fentanyl and related substances as…

Pettersen Helps Introduce Bipartisan Resolution to Designate Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

WASHINGTON – Today, in recognition of National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen (CO-07) joined her colleagues in introducing a bipartisan resolution to formally designate August 21 as Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day.