AG Jeff Landry and others hold press conference on historic opioid regulation

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (WAFB) – Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry will be joined by other heads of state to discuss the historic opioid legal settlement that is expected to bring the state hundreds of millions of dollars .

The event will take place on Wednesday, October 6 at 2 p.m. Danny Schneider Sr. for the Netflix series “The Pharmacist” is also expected to be part of the press conference.

“Families across Louisiana have been devastated by the opioid epidemic,” Landry said. “My office and I have worked tirelessly with other heads of state to mitigate the damage to our citizens and help treat those in need. “

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The settlement is with the country’s three major pharmaceutical distributors and another company that manufactured and marketed opioids.

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