<Tr> <Th> Kansas </Th> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 1949: 18: for beer and wine with less than 4% ABV 21: for liquor </Td> <Td> 18: for beer and wine with less than 4% ABV 21: for beer and wine with 4% ABV or more 21: for liquor </Td> <Td> 1985: Raised to 21 </Td> <Td> 21 (However, anyone under 21 may consume cereal malt beverages with parental supervision on their own property) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Kentucky </Th> <Td>? </Td> <Td> 1938: 21 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Louisiana </Th> <Td>? </Td> <Td> As of 1948: 18 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 1987: Raised to 21 de jure in 1987, but de facto age was still 18 until 1995 due to a sale loophole . 1995: De facto age raised to 21 in 1995 when loophole was closed . 1996: In 1996, briefly lowered by Louisiana Supreme Court to 18 until it reversed its decision, raising to 21 three months later . Other exceptions still remain . </Td> <Td> 21 (Exceptions to state law include: <P> For an established religious purpose; When a person under twenty - one years of age is accompanied by a parent, spouse, or legal guardian twenty - one years of age or older; For medical purposes when purchased as an over the counter medication, or when prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, pharmacist, dentist, nurse, hospital, or medical institution; In a private residence, which shall include a residential dwelling and up to twenty contiguous acres, on which the dwelling is located, owned by the same person who owns the dwelling; The sale, handling, transport, or service in dispensing of any alcoholic beverage pursuant to lawful ownership of an establishment or to lawful employment of a person under twenty - one years of age by a duly licensed manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of beverage alcohol .) </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> For an established religious purpose; When a person under twenty - one years of age is accompanied by a parent, spouse, or legal guardian twenty - one years of age or older; For medical purposes when purchased as an over the counter medication, or when prescribed or administered by a licensed physician, pharmacist, dentist, nurse, hospital, or medical institution; In a private residence, which shall include a residential dwelling and up to twenty contiguous acres, on which the dwelling is located, owned by the same person who owns the dwelling; The sale, handling, transport, or service in dispensing of any alcoholic beverage pursuant to lawful ownership of an establishment or to lawful employment of a person under twenty - one years of age by a duly licensed manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of beverage alcohol .) </P>

When was the last time the drinking age was 18