Fentanyl took away their loved ones in Louisiana. They hope a new law will save others.

Hannah Pedigo, a 22-year-old senior at LSU who is set to graduate in December, stood before families, public officials, community leaders and reporters gathered in Baton Rouge on Thursday.

She wasn’t there to celebrate her title as Miss Baton Rouge 2025. She was there to talk about losing her father to a fentanyl overdose.

“I can see clearly that everything I do is shaped by the lessons of my father’s life and his loss,” she said…

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