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Parish legal counsel credits DEA task force with fall in fentanyl overdose deaths

Tangipahoa Parish Council · December 9, 2025
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Summary

Parish legal counsel reported attending a DEA press conference and said a joint task force that prosecutes fentanyl distribution has reduced overdose deaths in Tangipahoa Parish by over 45 percent since the initiative began; prosecutions under second-degree murder statutes were also mentioned.

During the Dec. 8 meeting the parish legal counsel reported on a press conference at the DEA office in New Orleans about a joint task force involving the DEA and several Northshore law-enforcement agencies addressing…

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