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July 29, 2025 4:06 pmA new wave of laws from coast to coast will go into effect on Aug. 1, covering everything from cellphone bans in classrooms to increased penalties for the retail sale of nitrous oxide to heightened checks on people who want to open a strip club.In Louisiana, it will bec...