Louisiana’s alcohol laws allow 18- to 20-year-olds to enter bars but not buy alcohol, creating loopholes that complicate efforts to reduce underage drinking. Enforcement has improved recently but longtime cultural acceptance and business interests keep the issue persistent in Lafayette’s nightlife scene.
Only months on the job as CEO of the Downtown Development Authority, Kevin Blanchard had already begun driving through downtown every morning, as he describes it, like a parent checking in on a sleeping newborn.
On a Sunday two years ago, it was not … [6395 chars]
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate | Published: 2026-05-28T16:30:00Z
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