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• Sports wagering bill advances in Louisiana legislature Tuesday

  May 6, 2020 5:21 AM

  A bill on sports wagering made its way out of a state legislative committee on Tuesday and if the bill gets continued support, after November Louisiana voters may have to decide if they want to allow sports wagering in their parish. According to The Advocate , the state Senate... more »

• State orders movie theaters, bars & casinos to close; restaurants limited to take-out options

  March 16, 2020 12:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Governor John Bel Edwards is mandating an array of businesses statewide either limit services or close entirely through April 13 amid the coronavirus outbreak. The governor announced the new measures Monday as Louisiana's coronavirus count climbed over 130 cases. Two people have died from the virus... more »

• Metro Council introduces smoking ban, will consider in April

  March 23, 2016 9:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Baton Rouge Metro Council introduced a smoking ban for discussion, Wednesday. This was not a public hearing. The Metro Council plans to discuss and debate the potential ban on April 13th. This smoking ban would make it illegal to smoke in businesses in the parish, including bars... more »

• Group wants to ban smoking in bars, casinos across Baton Rouge Play Video

  January 26, 2016 10:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The group Smoke-free East Baton Rouge is working on a campaign to extend an existing statewide smoking ban to include bars and gaming facilities. The group, made up of Louisiana Cancer Research Center, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights, Cancer Action Network, the American Lung Association and others,... more »

• Poll: 70 percent of EBR voters in favor of extending workplace smoking ban

  January 26, 2016 7:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Local, state and national public health groups have released the results of polls that show 70 percent of East Baton Rouge Parish voters are in favor of extending the statewide smoke-free policy to all workplaces, including bars and casinos. “Voters throughout East Baton Rouge Parish and... more »