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Jump to full article: Baton Rouge (LA) Advocate, 2008-03-27
Author: MARSHA SHULER Advocate Capitol News Bureau
Intro: Smokers could no longer light up in bars that serve food if a Baton Rouge-area lawmaker gets his way.
State Sen. Rob Marionneaux, D-Grosse Tete, said Wednesday he wants to close the “loophole” in the 2006 Louisiana Clean Indoor Air Act, which he also sponsored.
The Louisiana Restaurant Association opposed the law’s passage, arguing that restaurants would be put at a disadvantage because they would be subject to the no-smoking ban while bars that serve some food would be exempt.
Marionneaux said the playing field should be evened to create a healthier environment. That, he said, is his aim in proposing Senate Bill 185.
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