Rob Krieger

New Orleans

Anchor and Reporter at WVUE-TV (New Orleans, LA)

Anchor/Reporter @fox8nola

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Addicts, families say nitrous oxide bans can save lives

1 month ago | fox8live.com | Rob Krieger

(WVUE) - Sarah Hill says she’ll never forget the sound. “It was probably the saddest five-minute car ride of m life,” she said, recalling the moment she drove her twin sister Holley to detox, surrounded by the clatter of thousands of nitrous oxide cannisters. “The car was filled... filled... with canisters,” she said. Holley Hill, a former children’s librarian from New Hampshire, inhaled more than 22,000 cartridges of nitrous oxide, commonly known as “whippets,” in just six months.
Nitrous oxide still sold legally across U.S. as Louisiana pushes for tougher laws

1 month ago | kalb.com | Rob Krieger

LACONIA, N.H. (WVUE) - It’s a substance commonly referred to as “laughing gas,” but there’s nothing funny about what nitrous oxide is doing to people across the country. Sold in smoke shops in bright packaging and flavored varieties, the gas is marketed for use in whipped cream dispensers, but abused for euphoric highs.
Nitrous oxide still sold legally across U.S. as Louisiana pushes for tougher laws

1 month ago | kplctv.com | Rob Krieger

LACONIA, N.H. (WVUE) - It’s a substance commonly referred to as “laughing gas,” but there’s nothing funny about what nitrous oxide is doing to people across the country. Sold in smoke shops in bright packaging and flavored varieties, the gas is marketed for use in whipped cream dispensers, but abused for euphoric highs.
Nitrous oxide still sold legally across U.S. as Louisiana pushes for tougher laws

1 month ago | fox8live.com | Rob Krieger

LACONIA, N.H. (WVUE) - It’s a substance commonly referred to as “laughing gas,” but there’s nothing funny about what nitrous oxide is doing to people across the country. Sold in smoke shops in bright packaging and flavored varieties, the gas is marketed for use in whipped cream dispensers, but abused for euphoric highs.
Targeting Safety: Parents question regulations for Guardian Caps in high school football

Feb 7, 2025 | fox5vegas.com | Rob Krieger

(InvestigateTV) — Contact is inevitable in football, but collisions can take a major toll on the body. One doctor our investigators spoke with says she sees collision-related injuries such as concussions in every sport, but she sees them most frequently in football. In an attempt to increase protection during impact, in 2010, Guardian Sports created a soft shell helmet called a Guardian Cap.
Supplying a High: Woman finds fiancé dead, hooked up to nitrous tank

Oct 10, 2024 | fox5vegas.com | Rob Krieger

(InvestigateTV) — A drug you can find in your dentist’s office is also being used on the street for a brief but intense high. It’s called Nitrous Oxide, also known as Laughing Gas. It is used in about 70% of dental practices that require sedation. Dental professionals must undergo several hours of training long before the mask goes on. Experts say a legal loophole allows this drug to be sold in gas stations and corner shops across the country where it’s bought for an addictive high.
Supplying a High: Louisiana becomes first state to ban retail sale of nitrous oxide

May 28, 2024 | fox8live.com | Rob Krieger

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry on Tuesday (May 28) signed into law a new measure to regulate the sale of nitrous oxide, following a series of Fox 8 reports. The legislation, inspired by Fox 8′s Supplying a High stories, bans retail sales of the potentially deadly gas. Gov. Landry was joined by the bill’s author, Rep. Joe Stagni, and families affected by nitrous oxide abuse during the signing ceremony.
Supplying a High: New Orleans nightlife streets often teeming with unbothered nitrous oxide dealers

May 22, 2024 | fox8live.com | Rob Krieger

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - During one of the busiest weekends of New Orleans’ festival season, Fox 8 cameras captured illegal nitrous oxide sales happening in plain sight of hundreds of people. It’s an issue authorities say they’re aware of, but face challenges in confiscating evidence from people suspected of supplying a high. From Frenchmen Street tucked between trash cash, to the gates of Jazz Fest, balloons are bartered by the fistful.
Bill banning retail sale of nitrous oxide in Louisiana heads to Gov. Landry’s desk on unanimous Senate vote

May 14, 2024 | fox8live.com | Rob Krieger |Mykal Vincent

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - Following a series of Fox 8 reports highlighting the dangers and accessibility of nitrous oxide, a bill banning the sale of the gas to the general public was unanimously granted final passage by Louisiana’s Senate on Tuesday (May 14). The bill, authored by Rep. Joe Stagni (R-Kenner), now heads to Governor Jeff Landry’s desk. If signed, Louisiana would become the first state in the nation to enact such legislation.
Bill to ban sale of nitrous oxide in La. heads to governor's desk

May 14, 2024 | wafb.com | Rob Krieger |Mykal Vincent

BATON ROUGE, La. (WVUE) - Following a series of Fox 8 reports highlighting the dangers and accessibility of nitrous oxide, a bill banning the sale of the gas to the general public was unanimously granted final passage by Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday (May 14). The bill, authored by Rep. Joe Stagni, now heads to Governor Jeff Landry's desk. If signed, Louisiana would become the first state in the nation to enact such legislature.

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Articles

Addicts, families say nitrous oxide bans can save lives

Nitrous oxide still sold legally across U.S. as Louisiana pushes for tougher laws

Nitrous oxide still sold legally across U.S. as Louisiana pushes for tougher laws

Nitrous oxide still sold legally across U.S. as Louisiana pushes for tougher laws

Targeting Safety: Parents question regulations for Guardian Caps in high school football

Supplying a High: Woman finds fiancé dead, hooked up to nitrous tank

Supplying a High: Louisiana becomes first state to ban retail sale of nitrous oxide

Supplying a High: New Orleans nightlife streets often teeming with unbothered nitrous oxide dealers

Bill banning retail sale of nitrous oxide in Louisiana heads to Gov. Landry’s desk on unanimous Senate vote

Bill to ban sale of nitrous oxide in La. heads to governor's desk

Journalists covering the same region

Penny Font

Halle Parker

Emma Discher

Brooke Robichaux

Dannah Sauer

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