re: Parents that smoke in playgrounds

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mouton

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he smokes in the car with his kids with the windows up and doesn't like the looks he gets

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it's a free country. I'll hotbox my kids if I want to

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Hope you're joking. Most people don't know the law, but smoking (or vaping) with minors in the vehicle is illegal in Louisiana.

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§300.4. Smoking in motor vehicles prohibited; penalties

A. It shall be unlawful for the operator or any passenger in a motor vehicle to smoke cigarettes, pipes, or cigars in a motor vehicle, passenger van, or pick-up truck, when a child who is required to be restrained in a rear-facing child safety seat, a forward-facing child safety seat, a booster seat, or a motor vehicle's safety belt as required in R.S. 32:295 is also present in such vehicle, regardless of whether windows of the motor vehicle are down. For purposes of this Section, the term "smoke" shall mean inhaling, exhaling, burning, or carrying any lighted cigarette, cigar, pipe, weed, plant, or other combustible substance in any manner or in any form.

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shall be fined one hundred fifty dollars per offense, or at the discretion of the judge, may be sentenced to no less than twenty-four hours of community service

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