Unlike New Orleans, smoking will remain legal in bars and casinos in Louisiana’s capital.

Last night the Baton Rouge voted 6-6 on a proposal that would have banned smoking in bars and casinos. Last year a similar measure was passed unanimously in New Orleans.

Baton Rouge is the capital of Louisiana, it has a population over 800,000 and is home to Louisiana State University.

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Charlie Minato

I am an editor and co-founder of halfwheel.com/Rueda Media, LLC. I previously co-founded and published TheCigarFeed, one of the two predecessors of halfwheel. I have written about the cigar industry for more than a decade, covering everything from product launches to regulation to M&A. In addition, I handle a lot of the behind-the-scenes stuff here at halfwheel. I enjoy playing tennis, watching boxing, falling asleep to the Le Mans 24, wearing sweatshirts year-round and eating gyros. echte liebe.