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Ordinance committee refers proposed kratom sales ban to council after public testimony and sheriff's office backing
Summary
After testimony from residents, a long-term user and the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office, the ordinance committee voted to forward a proposed ban on kratom sales in unincorporated Livingston Parish to the full council for consideration.
Councilman John Mangus introduced discussion on April 15 of a proposed local ban on the sale of kratom in unincorporated areas of Livingston Parish and asked the committee to consider forwarding an ordinance to the full council.
Megan Joswick, a Denham Springs resident, urged the committee to consider a ban on sales while saying she did not favor criminalizing possession: "I don't think it should be criminalized and there should be charges for possession. I…
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