In 1997, the Louisiana Legislature passed the Responsible Vendor Program for the purposes and goals listed below.

1. To educate vendors and their employees about selling, serving, and consuming alcoholic
     beverages in a responsible manner and selling and serving tobacco products;

2. To engage vendors, servers, and consumers in promoting responsible use of beverage
     alcohol;

3. To prevent the misuse, illegal use, and abuse of beverage alcohol and illegal use and sale of
     tobacco.

Each person who sells or serves alcohol and tobacco must successfully complete a state approved training course conducted by a state approved trainer.

About LASACT As An Approved Training Provider
The Louisiana Association of Substance Abuse Counselors and Trainers (LASACT) is approved to provide education for the Responsible Vendor Program. Because the Association has a membership base throughout Louisiana and experience in providing professional educational programs for over 20 years, LASACT has the background and resources to become the premier provider of Responsible Vendor Education in the State.

The fee for participating in the Program is $25 per person. Registration begins thirty minutes before the sessions. Anyone who arrives more than 15 minutes after the program begins cannot receive credit for that session. This is a requirement of the State Law.

Business owners/managers who would like to schedule a Program for their employees may contact the LASACT office as noted below. Training can be conducted at the place of business for groups of five or more.

Contact LASACT
P.O. Box 80235
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0235
Phone: 225-766-2992
Fax: 225-766-2885
e-mail: admin@lasact.org