BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A Louisiana lawmaker is again proposing a bill related to the levels of fluoride in public drinking water.
State Sen. Mike Fesi (R-Houma) authored Senate Bill 4, which aims to repeal the Louisiana Department of Health’s water fluoridation program and proposes changes that would be up to voters.
The bill proposes banning fluoridation in public water systems unless 15% of registered voters in precincts served by the water system sign a petition and a local election is held to approve fluoridation.
Fesi proposed a similar bill in the last regular legislative session, which failed in committee. If approved by lawmakers, the bill would become law on Jan. 1, 2027.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy has pushed for the end of fluoridation as part of the “Make America Healthy Again” campaign. He celebrated Utah becoming the first state to ban fluoride in public drinking water in 2025. Florida was the second state to pass legislation.
American Dental Association President Brett Kessler has condemned the laws passed in those two states. “It’s time we stopped debating irresponsible and misinformed actions like what is happening in states like Florida and Utah and recognize the serious consequences if we discontinue fluoride in water programs or in dental products,” he said in May.
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