Then a state law banned smoking in restaurants starting on Jan. 1, and the scene changed in eateries across Louisiana. Customers and proprietors have largely accepted the ban, even if begrudgingly, ...

A statewide ban on smoking in most restaurants and bars takes effect on Saturday and businesses are taking measures to make sure their customers are aware. A statewide ban on smoking in most ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Arguing that second-hand smoke presents a serious health risk, state Sen. Ray Basham (D-Taylor) ...

Now that the smoke has cleared from bars and lounges in Tucson, many owners of those establishments say smokers are going elsewhere, too. Sales have dropped anywhere from 10 to 20 percent since the ...

More than three months after Virginia's new restrictions on smoking in restaurants went into effect, about 88 percent of restaurants in the state have gone smoke-free, the state Health Department says ...

These are the days of Atkins and bottled water, an era of competitive healthy living when it's hard to catch a whiff of tobacco smoke in a public space. It's easy to smell the tobacco if you eat in a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Ann Arbor restaurants can keep their smoking sections, for now. The Michigan State Supreme Court ...

CHEVY CHASE -- A coalition of Montgomery County restaurant and bar owners and operators have sued the county and county council for enacting a smoking ban, which is set to become law on Oct. 9. The ...