Health
New Orleans Smoking Ban Takes Effect
(Time) – At the stroke of midnight on April 22, it became illegal to smoke in bars, restaurants and casinos in New Orleans.
Smoking is now also prohibited in fairgrounds and within 5 feet of Lafayette Square, as well as in outdoor sports stadiums, except during concerts, festivals and parades, WDSU News reports.
“People will be able to breathe fresh air, and it’ll be a good thing overall,” Hannah Bourque, who works on Bourbon Street, told WDSU.
