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Louisiana: Are happy hour drink specials legal?
Allowed with limits
Louisiana allows drink specials but bans 'all you can drink' pricing after 10 p.m.
Louisiana's list of banned acts on licensed premises includes selling drinks at a fixed 'all you can drink' price after 10 p.m. No state statute bans reduced prices for part of the day. Parishes and cities, including New Orleans, may have their own rules.
Conditions
- No 'all you can drink' fixed pricing after 10 p.m.
What the law says
No person holding a retail dealer's permit, and no person permitted to sell alcoholic beverages at retail to consumers, and no agent, associate, employee, representative, or servant of any such person shall do or permit any of the following acts to be done on or about the licensed premises: ... Sell or serve any alcoholic beverages at a price fixed on an “all you can drink” basis after the hour of 10:00 p.m.
Sources
- La. R.S. 26:90 (Louisiana Legislature) Official · legis.la.gov
- La. R.S. 26:90(A)(15) (FindLaw) Mirror of official text · codes.findlaw.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control
- Phone
- (225) 925-4041
- Website
- atc.louisiana.gov
How bordering states compare
- Arkansas Allowed with limitsArkansas has no happy hour rule as such, but retailers may not offer coupons, rebates, or other inducements to buy alcohol.
- Mississippi AllowedMississippi's alcohol rules don't limit happy hour drink prices at bars and restaurants.
- Texas Allowed with limitsTexas allows happy hours, but drink prices cannot be reduced after 11 p.m., and two-for-one and all-you-can-drink deals are banned.