Sec. 3-4. – Closing hours for licensed establishments; penalty for violation of section.
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any tavern, barroom, saloon, lounge, nightclub, or place of business licensed to sell and dispense alcoholic beverages or liquors in the parish to remain open for business or to serve any alcoholic beverages between the hours of 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on each day of the week, Sunday through Saturday.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for the holder of any license or permit to sell liquors or alcoholic beverages in the parish, or any agent, representative, or employee of such holder, to sell, donate, serve, or dispense liquors or alcoholic beverages or to allow liquors or alcoholic beverages to be consumed on or off the premises between the hours named in subsection (a) of this section.
(c)
Any person, or any of his agents, principals, or employees who shall violate the terms of this section shall be punished as follows: On a first conviction, such persons shall be fined the sum of $500.00 and may be imprisoned for not more than six months; on a second conviction, the license of the place of business, to sell and dispense alcoholic beverages or liquors, shall be revoked.
(Code 1969, § 3-4)
Sec. 3-5. – Public drinking and public carrying of opened containers containing alcoholic beverage prohibited; penalties.
(a)
Public drinking is the consumption or drinking of alcoholic beverages, as hereafter defined, in or on any public street, alley, sidewalk, right-of-way, park, playground square or unenclosed public places in the parish. Public carrying of opened containers is the carrying by any person of an opened glass or paper container, drinking glass, open metal or other container containing any alcoholic beverage as defined herein in or on any public street, alley, sidewalk, right-of-way, park, playground square or unenclosed public places in the parish.
(b)
Alcoholic beverages are defined as beer, porter, ale, fruit juices or wine of an alcoholic content not exceeding that now or hereafter permitted by law but greater than one-half of one percent alcohol by volume, or any malt, spirituous, alcoholic or intoxicating liquors, containing more than six percent of alcohol by volume.
(c)
It shall be unlawful for any person to drink any alcoholic beverages as defined herein in or upon a public street, alley, sidewalk, right-of-way, park, playground square or unenclosed public places in the parish. However the provisions of this section may be waived by the parish council for a good cause.
(d)
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry an unopened glass or paper container, drinking glass, open metal or other container containing any alcoholic beverages defined herein, or to drink any such alcoholic beverage from any open glass or paper container, drinking glass, open metal or other container, in or on any public street, alley, sidewalk, right-of-way, park, playground square or unenclosed public places in the parish. However, this provision may be waived by the parish council for a good cause.
(e)
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess any open drinking containers containing alcoholic beverages as defined herein or upon the parking lot or other property belonging to or adjacent to any premises licensed for the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages. However the provisions of this section may be waived by the parish council for a good cause.
(f)
For the purpose of discouraging public drinking, [it] shall be unlawful for any person to remove an open container containing alcoholic beverages, as herein defined, from any business, lounge, restaurant or establishment which is licensed to sell or distribute alcoholic beverages.
(g)
Whoever is found guilty of a violation of this section shall be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned in the parish jail for not more than six months or both.
(Ord. No. 1322, §§ 1—7, 11-13-96)
