Tobacco-Free Campus

Our Lady of the Lake is a tobacco-free and smoke-free campus a part of our commitment to the good health and safety of our patients, guests and team members.

In accordance with local and state ordinances smoking or tobacco use is banned inside the facilities and anywhere on our property including the Regional Medical Center, Livingston campus, physician group locations, outpatient clinics, and Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. This tobacco-free zone applies to everyone, including patients, family members of patients and guests, as well as employees, contract labor, vendors, medical staff, and volunteers.

As a healthcare organization, we are both an educator and a model for healthy behavior in the community. We see firsthand the devastating effects of tobacco - from cancer and heart disease to asthma and emphysema.

We understand that our policy may be difficult for some, but on behalf of everyone on our team, thank you for your continued support of this standard to create a safer and healthier environment for all who enter Our Lady of the Lake facilities.

Resources
Free Smoking Cessation Program
Our Lady of the Lake and the Smoking Cessation Trust are offering free help to quit tobacco use (smoking and the use of smokeless tobacco) for Louisiana residents who began their habit before September 1, 1988. To learn more or to register, please call (225) 757-2474. 

Smoke Free Online Program
This online quitting option offers guides, interactive tools and instant messaging with quit coaches.

American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society's Stay Away from Tobacco site offers information on tobacco and cancer, a guide to quitting smoking and suggestions for friends and family on how to help a smoker quit.