On June 11, many CVS customers woke up to a text from the pharmacy chain that said it would have to close its locations in Louisiana because of HB 358; which passed both the House and Senate.

NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana filed several lawsuits accusing pharmaceutical giant CVS of abusing customer information and using its dominant market position to drive up drug costs and unfairly ...

CVS sent a message to customers warning that "last minute legislation in Louisiana threatens to close your CVS pharmacy. Your medication cost may go up and your pharmacist may lose their job ...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced Thursday she is investigating whether pharmaceutical giant CVS improperly used customers’ personal information to send out text messages lobbying ...

Louisiana AG investigating CVS for sending mass text messages lobbying against legislation The CVS Pharmacy logo is displayed on a store on Aug. 3, 2021, in Woburn, Mass. Credit: AP/Charles Krupa ...

"Removing CVS Pharmacy from Louisiana will increase the cost to the state by more than $4.6 million," the company said.

Because CVS also owns a vast network of retail pharmacies — including 119 in Louisiana — it sets the terms for how prescription drugs are sold to customers there. The proposed law that sparked the ...