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• House rejects smoking ban, 29-71  

Jump to full article: New Orleans (LA) Times Picayune, 2009-06-02
Author: Jan Moller, The Times-Picayune

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Citing the potential for harming businesses, the House today overwhelmingly rejected a move to broaden the state's indoor smoking ban to include bars and gambling establishments.

The 29-71 vote on House Bill 844 by Rep. Gary Smith followed more than an hour of debate and several attempts to change the bill, most of which were turned away.

Supporters of the measure said it was a public health measure designed to protect patrons and workers in bars and casinos from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, and would create a level playing field between restaurants, bars and casinos.

Smoking has been banned in restaurants since 2007.

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