Louisiana Cancer Action Center

Baton Rouge, LA. – Aug 12, 2025 – The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) has placed two new billboards in Baton Rouge to catch Congress’s attention ahead of crucial votes coming up in Washington, D.C. While federal funding is in jeopardy and progress is at stake, ACS

Constituents had the chance to meet and converse with their respective lawmakers on why comprehensive tobacco prevention works. “Our goal is to investing a portion of tobacco tax revenue in programs to prevent kids from starting to use tobacco and help those already addicted to quit,” said Alice Kline, government relations director for ACS CAN. “Tobacco remains the number one cause of preventable death and is responsible for 32.7% of cancer deaths in Louisiana.”

As lawmakers head into the 2025 legislative session, the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) urges legislators to support legislation that will ease the burden of cancer on Louisianians and enact prevention policies to protect kids from tobacco products and help support those who are trying to quit.

Elected officials across the state must do more to support residents of Louisiana who want to quit using tobacco products, say cancer patients, survivors, and advocates who are marking the American Cancer Society’s 48 th annual Great American Smokeout®. The Great American Smokeout is a day for people who use tobacco to create a plan to quit.