With heroin fatally ensnaring Hollywood stars as well as Louisiana baby boomers, legislators made a move Wednesday toward putting users in jail.
House Bill 332 would double the minimum five-year prison sentence for distribution and require time in prison for possession. Users would have to serve at least two years behind bars.
The House Criminal Justice Committee voted — without objection — to advance the measure to the full House after law enforcement officials described a harrowing heroin trend in Louisiana.