Parish Ordinances
Sec. 3-3. Consumption or carrying of alcoholic beverages in public.
No person shall consume an alcoholic beverage while standing, walking, sitting or riding on the public streets, sidewalks or other public rights-of-way of the city; nor shall any person carry an opened bottle, cup, glass, or any other open container containing any alcoholic beverage while standing, walking or riding on public streets, sidewalks or other public rights-of-way within the city.
Sec. 3-4. Closing hours.
(a) It shall be unlawful in the city for a holder of a retail liquor license of high or low alcoholic content or such person’s servants, agents, or employees, to allow or permit the licensed premises to remain open or allow any patrons to remain therein between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the same day.
(b) Grocery stores, drug stores or other establishments situated in the city, the main business of which is not the sale of alcoholic beverages of high or low alcoholic content, may remain open for the sale of other items permitted by law, but any sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages in such places of business during the prohibited hours above set forth is expressly prohibited.
(Ord. of 4-15-82; Ord. of 2-1-86)
Sec. 3-61. Bartending permit; required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to work as a bartender or barmaid in any barroom, tavern, club, or other establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed on the premises, without first making application to and securing from the parish sheriff a permit for such work. Owners and others having alcoholic beverages permits as owners or managers of such establishments are exempt from the provisions of this section. The fee for the permit shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) plus actual cost of state police background investigation.
(Ord. No. 2007-50, § I, 12-11-07)
Sec. 3-62. Application requirements.
The application for a bartender’s permit shall be in writing and sworn to before a notary public, and shall contain the full name and correct address of the applicant and shall include a sworn statement that he possesses the qualifications set forth in section 3-63.
(Ord. No. 2007-50, § II, 12-11-07)
Sec. 3-63. Applicant qualifications.
Each applicant far a bartender’s permit to dispense alcoholic beverages from behind a bar shall possess the following qualifications:
(1) Is a person of good character and reputation and over eighteen (18) years of age;
(2) Has not been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States, the State of Louisiana, or any other state or country;
(3) Has not been convicted in this or in any other state or by the United States or any other country of soliciting for prostitution, pandering, letting premises for prostitution, contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, keeping a disorderly place, or illegally dealing in narcotics;
(4) Has not had a license or permit to sell or deal in alcoholic beverages, issued by the United States, any state, or by any political subdivision of a state authorized to issue permits or licenses, revoked within one year prior to the application, or been convicted or had a judgment of court rendered against him involving alcoholic beverages by this or any other state or by the United States for one year prior to the application;
(5) Has not been convicted in this or in any other state or by the United States or any other country of soliciting for prostitution, pandering, letting premises for prostitution, contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, keeping a disorderly place, illegally dealing in narcotics, or possession of any illegal narcotics;
(6) Has not been convicted of violating any municipal or parish ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 26:494;
(7) Has not had a certificate or permit to dispense alcoholic beverages from the bar issued by any other parish, municipality or state suspended or revoked.
(Ord. No. 2007-50, § III, 12-11-07)
Parish Ordinances
Sec. 4-1. Closing hours of establishments.
(a)
It shall be unlawful in the parish (excluding incorporated municipalities) for a holder of a retail liquor license and permit of high or low alcoholic content or such holder’s servants, agents or employees, to allow or permit the licensed premises to remain open or allow any patrons to remain therein between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. of the same day.
(b)
Grocery stores, drug stores or other establishments situated in the parish (excluding incorporated municipalities) whose main business is not the sale of alcoholic beverages of high or low alcoholic content may remain open for the sale of other items permitted by law, but any sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages in such places of business during the prohibited hours set forth is expressly prohibited.
(c)
Any person who violates this section shall be subject to having such person’s license to dispense alcoholic beverages suspended or revoked by the sheriff. Further, such person shall be subject to prosecution, and on conviction, to punishment as provided in section 1-8
(Ord. of 12-15-77, §§ 1—3; Ord. of 2-4-82, §§ 1—3; Ord. of 11-8-75)
Sec. 4-22. Obtaining and posting license.
No person shall engage in either of the businesses described in section 4-20 without first obtaining the necessary licenses required hereunder. All licenses issued hereunder must be posted in a conspicuous place in the licensed premises.
Sec. 4-30. Certificate of qualification required.
It shall be unlawful for any person to be employed as a bartender, barmaid, waitress, performer or entertainer in any place of business where malt, vinous, spirituous, alcoholic, or intoxicating liquors, containing more than six (6) per cent of alcohol by volume, are sold, as the principal commodity of said business, in the parish, without first obtaining a certificate of qualification to be so employed, as hereinafter provided.
(Ord. of 11-18-71, § 1; Ord. of 11-7-85)
Sec. 4-31. Qualifications of applicant for certificate.
Each applicant for a certificate of qualification shall possess the following qualifications:
(1)
Is a person of good character and reputation and over twenty-one (21) years of age if that person is a bartender, barmaid or waitress, and is a person of good character and reputation and over eighteen (18) years of age if that person is a performer or entertainer.
(2)
Has not been convicted of a felony under the laws of the United States, the state, or any other state or country.
(3)
Has not been convicted in this or in any other state or by the United States or any other country of soliciting for prostitution, pandering, letting premises for prostitution, contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, keeping a disorderly place, or illegally dealing in narcotics.
(4)
Has not had a license or permit to sell or deal in alcoholic beverages, issued by the United States, or any state, or by any political subdivision of a state authorized to issue permits or licenses, revoked within one year prior to the application, or been convicted or had a judgment of court rendered against such person involving alcoholic beverages by this or any other state or by the United States for one-year prior to the application.
(5)
Has not been adjudged by the board of alcoholic beverage control or convicted by a court of violating any of the provisions of Title 26 of the Louisiana Revised Statues, and the amendments thereto.
(6)
Has not been convicted of violating any municipal or parish ordinance adopted pursuant to the provisions of Louisiana Revised Statutes 26:494.
(7)
Has not had a certificate of qualification to dispense alcoholic beverages from the bar issued by any other parish, municipal or state suspended or revoked.
(8)
Has obtained the approval of the sheriff on the application filed as having met all of the requirements contained in the foregoing subsections.
(Ord. of 11-18-71, § 2; Ord. of 11-7-85)
Parish Ordinances
Sec. 3-5. – Hours of operation restricted.
Establishments or places of business selling or dispensing any beverage containing any alcohol of any content, whatsoever, shall close at 2:00 a.m. and not reopen until 7:00 a.m. on Monday through Sunday morning at 2:00 a.m., except that opening on Sunday shall not be permitted until 12:00 noon.
The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent the sale by a licensed pharmacist of any intoxicating beverage on prescription of a licensed physician for medical treatment.
City and local ordinances may limit the actions of an alcoholic beverage server/seller or may provide additional rules that govern this type of transaction. Please check with your local authorities or government bodies to ensure that you are following the local laws and are in compliance with any requirements that they have set forth. Generally, local laws and ordinances are in line with the state’s rules but may further restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages to certain days and/or hours. They may also limit the location and other variables such as seller’s age, package contents, etc. Also remember that their laws are not limited to the sale of alcoholic beverage products. Tobacco products, including CBD, may also be covered in the local ordinances. The list of local ordinances provided by ABSEC is based upon the ordinances published by the individual parishes, cities and towns, and may not be current. It is recommended that you verify the accuracy of the information presented on this website prior to the sale of any alcohol or tobacco/CBD product.
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Parish Ordinances
Sec. 6-2. Hours of sale restricted.
(a)
The sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited within the parish, outside the corporate limits of incorporated villages, towns and cities from 12:00 midnight on Saturday until 12:00 midnight on Sunday and on primary and general election days.
(b)
It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale, at retail, or to give away in or upon any licensed premises or any other public place any beverages of high and/or low alcoholic content between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
(c)
It shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale, at retail, or to give away in or upon any licensed premises or any other public place any beverages of high and/or low alcoholic contents between the hour of 1:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and the day preceding major holidays.
(d)
It shall be unlawful to keep open for business or to admit the public into, or permit the public to remain inside or to permit the consumption of beverages of high and/or low alcoholic content in or upon any premises while such beverages are prohibited.
(Code 1979, § 4-2)
Parish Ordinances
Sec. 10-3. Hours of sale.
(a) The sale of all alcoholic beverages, whether defined as malt beverages or liquors, is prohibited between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
(b) All bars, lounges, clubs and similar establishments shall be vacated between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
(Code 1958, § 3-3)
Sec. 10-67. State and local permits required.
No person shall do any act for which a permit is required by this article unless he holds the proper state and local permit. Each day’s conduct of business by a wholesaler or retailer without such a valid, unsuspended permit constitutes a separate violation of this article.
Sec. 10-74. Proximity of premises to churches, libraries, schools and playgrounds.
No permit shall be granted for any premises situated within 300 feet of a public playground or of a building used exclusively as a church or synagogue, public library, or school except a school for business education conducted as a business college or school. The measurement to be taken shall be as a person walks using the sidewalk from the nearest point of the property line of the church or synagogue, public library, public playground or school to the nearest point of the premises to be licensed as described in the application; provided, however, that these restrictions shall not apply to any premises which are maintained as a bona fide wholesale or class B retail outlet, hotel, railway car or bona fide fraternal organization; provided further, that these restrictions shall not apply to any premises licensed to deal in beverages of low alcoholic content prior to the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived, enacted on September 20, 1955. If the area to be zoned is an undeveloped area, the distance shall be measured in a straight line from the nearest point to the nearest point of the respective premises. The restrictions contained in this section do not apply to premises which are maintained as a bona fide wholesale or class B retail outlet, hotel, railway car or fraternal organization nor to any premises licensed to deal in beverages of a low alcoholic content for a period of one year prior to the passage of the aforesaid ordinance enacted on September 20, 1955.
(Code 1958, § 3-16)
Sec. 10-142. Application.
(a) Any person desiring to engage in the business of selling, handling and distributing any beverage of high alcoholic content in the city shall, prior to engaging in such business, present an application to the mayor and board of aldermen for a permit to engage in such business, which application shall contain: The full name of the applicant; shall state whether a natural person, a partnership or a corporation, and if either one of the latter two, the name of the person who shall actually conduct and manage such business; the location at which such business shall be conducted; and the form of permit for which he is applying.
(b) Applications under this section shall be sworn to and shall contain the applicant’s social security number; his federal employer identification number, if applicable; his state department of revenue and taxation business account number, if applicable; his correct home address; and an accurate description and correct street address of the premises wherein the business or operation is to be conducted, which address shall be considered the proper address for all notices to the applicant or permittee required by this article, and shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the applicant showing that he meets the qualifications and conditions set out in R.S. 26:80. Original and renewal applications shall also be accompanied by a signed sales tax clearance from the secretary of the state department of revenue and taxation, and the sales tax collection agency in the parish which clearance request shall be processed within seven business days.
(c) Unless he is seeking a renewal of his permit, an applicant for a retail dealer’s permit shall attach to his application, as a part thereof, a sworn affidavit stating that he has complied with the provisions of R.S. 26:77.
(d) Applications shall be on regular forms furnished by the city and obtained at the city clerk’s office.
(Code 1958, § 3-28)
State law reference— Content of application for permit, R.S. 26:78 Sec. 10-145. Revocability for creating nuisance.
Any person holding a permit under this article shall be deemed to have accepted the permit with the understanding that such permit is revocable at any time at the discretion of the mayor if, at any time, such place of business is being conducted in violation of R.S. 26:90 or 26:91.
(Code 1958, § 3-31)
State law reference— Revocation of permit, R.S. 33:4785 et seq.
