Starting Aug. 1, new penalties will be in effect for the possession of kratom in Louisiana. It is often sold as an energy ...

Kratom, car window tint, frogging, driving in the left lane, "poppers" and abortion are all the subject of new Louisiana laws ...

An unregulated drug sold in gas stations and derived from a southeast Asian tree will become illegal next month. Here’s what ...

Makers of the controversial herbal supplements, while amenable to regulations, have been plagued by infighting.

NEW ORLEANS — Nearly 30 new laws in Louisiana are set to take effect on Friday, August 1. They are wide-ranging. Here's a ...

Kratom users say the drug helps manage their chronic pain. A Louisiana law banning kratom will force them back to opioids, ...

Data: Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association; Note: Louisiana ban goes into effect August 1. Map: Axios Federal health officials are cracking down on 7-OH, a potent kratom compound ...

A kratom ban is one step closer to becoming a reality in Louisiana after the Senate’s Judiciary C Committee approved a bill to criminalize the substance on Tuesday. Senate Bill 154 by state Sen ...

What is kratom? Users praise its pain-relieving ability, but Louisiana officials look to ban it BY HENRICK KAROLISZYN Aug 5, 2019 Aug 5, 2019 7 min to read ...

Louisiana's Poison Control Center has received 162 kratom-related calls between 2011 and 2017, and only two so far in 2018, according to center director Mark Ryan. Forty-two percent of those calls ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A wide range of new Louisiana laws passed during the 2025 Regular Legislative Session will ...