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Cracking down on fentanyl, machine guns: Tough new sentences take effect in Louisiana

The Advocate | Politics

Aug 2, 2023

Harsher jail terms for dealing fentanyl - a potent synthetic opioid driving a surge of overdoses - and owning automatic weapons took effect in Louisiana Tuesday after the state Leg…

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