Vaping in Louisiana (2020)
Louisiana Public Square

Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Panel
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2020-01-22
Duration: 00:58:06
Subjects: Filmed panel discussions | Health | Electronic cigarettes | Vaping
Contributors:
- Courtney, Beth Host
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Gautreaux, Kevin Producer
- Plascia, Ronnie Interviewee
- Moore, Tonia Interviewee
- Brown, Falon Interviewee
- Marcelle, Dawn Interviewee
- Marsh, Maria Speaker
- Champagne, Tim Speaker
- Royal, Kenyatta Speaker
- Nugent, Carter Speaker
- Uzun, Brittany Speaker
- Jory, Pete Speaker
- Kilbride, Hunter Speaker
- Edwards, Mia Speaker
- Bordelon, Grace Speaker
- Foster, Nicholas Speaker
- Tietje, Danica Speaker
- Stipe, Chrishelle Speaker
- Clay, Leslie Speaker
- Seghers, Bridget Speaker
- Billioux, Alex Panelist
- Hutton, Heather Panelist
- Davis, Shelina Panelist
- Brown, Falon Panelist
Description
This episode of the series “Louisiana Public Square” from January 22, 2020, features Andre Moreau leading a discussion between the audience members and panelists on vaping in Louisiana. A background report on the topic precedes the discussion. It includes interviews with: Ronnie Plascia of Big Chief Vapor Products; Tonia Moore of the Louisiana Campaign for Tobacco-Free Living; Falon Brown, a senior at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication; and Dr. Dawn Marcelle of the Louisiana Department of Health. The audience members then share their thoughts on vaping among youth and adults. A panel of experts then joins the audience to answer their questions. The panelists are: Dr. Alex Billioux, the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public Health at the Louisiana Department of Health; Heather Hutton, the president of the Louisiana Vaping Association; Shelina Davis, the CEO of the Louisiana Public Health Institute; and Falon Brown, a senior at the LSU Manship School of Mass Communication. They discuss: whether vaping is a problem in Louisiana; vaping prevention campaigns for youth and young adults; enforcing the flavor ban on vaping products; the lung illnesses caused by illegal black market cartridges; the lack of long-term research on the effects of vaping; how the schools are combating teen vaping; vaping as a smoking cessation tool for adults; the resources available to schools to teach teens about the dangers associated with vaping; and the responsibility of the vaping industry in combating the youth vaping epidemic. Hosts: Beth Courtney and Andre Moreau