As we reported in November 2014, the city of New Orleans in the state of Louisiana proposed a new ordinance that would ban smoking in bars and public places. As you may know, IPCPR is heading to the city later this year, and this could have a major impact on the show and the activities that surround it. Earlier today the proposal was up for discussion in the City Council chamber which led to a heated […]
With IPCPR heading to New Orleans in 2015, smoking might be a little tougher than years past. A new ordinance that would ban smoking in bars and public places was read into record at the city council hearing yesterday, November 20, 2014. This is the first step in a legislative process. According to Councilwoman LaToya Cantrell; the sponsor of the new ordinance, the new ordinance will go before the Community Development Committee in December. Additional […]