La. Senate passes restaurant smoking ban

United Pro Smoker's Newsletter ^ | May 2, 2006

[SheLion]

BATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana restaurant patrons who want an after-dinner smoke should be forced to leave the dining room before lighting up, the full Senate decided today.

Senators approved Sen. Rob Marionneaux’s plan to prohibit smoking in all restaurants’ dining areas but allow smoking in bars and casinos, cigar shops, and hotel and motel rooms. Marionneaux cited several polls conducted by anti-smoking groups showing that a majority of residents in Louisiana’s cities support such a ban.

“Let’s afford our citizens the right to have dinner with their families without the bother of second-hand smoke,” said Marionneaux, D-Livonia.

The measure passed on a 36-2 vote. Sens. Heulette “Clo” Fontenot, R-Livingston, and Max Malone, R-Shreveport, opposed the bill, which now moves to the House.

If the bill becomes law, smoking would be outlawed in restaurants beginning in 2007.

Sen. Ken Hollis filed an amendment to allow smoking inside restaurants’ bar areas, if those bars are walled off from the dining area. Hollis said suddenly banning smokers from those areas could drive restaurants out of business, because their customers will go to bars where smoking is allowed.

“This will hopefully keep some of our restaurants from going out of business,” said Hollis, R-Metairie.

Marionneaux opposed the amendment, calling it a veiled attempt to kill the measure, by drawing further opposition from the restaurant industry. Restaurant owners have complained that the bill — even without Hollis’ amendment — gives tavern owners special treatment.

Senators approved Hollis’ amendment with a 23-15 vote, sending it to the House.

The bill was also amended by Sen. Diana Bajoie, D-New Orleans, who added an exemption aimed at helping New Orleans’ convention center attract business. The amendment would allow smoking at convention space during tobacco industry trade shows.

It would also allow smoking during Mardi Gras krewes’ parties held at a convention center.

Marionneaux introduced a similar plan last year that was voted down by the full Senate, partly because it included a provision to also outlaw smoking in casinos. This year’s version exempts casinos, eliminating opposition from the powerful gambling industry and improving its chances of eventually becoming law.

[Bogey]

Good post.. One of the things is unintended consequences.. If we look back when most women smoked, most women were thin. Now some of those women did die in their 60's of cancer.. and some smoked excessively.

Today some women die fat and unhappy of a heart attack in their 50's. The healthiest and youngest looking woman I know by far for her age is a 52 year old who smokes moderately

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Thank you.

But, most women didn't smoke back then. Most were really fat. Smoking was too politically correct for women.

Today, many women smoke.

And far outlive their overweight, non smoking husbands.

[Bogey]

politically correct

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Sorry. Politically INcorrect.

[Bogey]

Sure do. I think these owners should be reimbursed. Too bad the smoking fanatics disagree, they would at least have some progress on that front. I think they secretly want to lose this battle because they sure don't adopt winning strategies.

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Funny, how one person can stink up every board they post on.

You win. No one likes you...........on any board.


Ding, Ding, Ding.

[winston2]

ny, how one person can stink up every board they post on.

You win. No one likes you...........on any board.

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I respectfully disagree - I like Raycpa and think he is one of the wittiest clean air proponents.

Mostly I want clean air when I'm dining - It's not a popularity contest thing.

[Raycpa]

Funny, how one person can stink up every board they post on. You win. No one likes you...........on any board.

[383rr]

"No one likes you...........on any board."

tHAT'S NOT KOOL. DON'T WORRY, RAY. i'S LOVES YOU VERY MUCH.

You are my new idol, and I will follow you everywhere!!!!!!!

YOU rOCK RAYMAN!!!!!!

oOOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOOHOHO YEAHYEAH.

Cause, we love you, yeah,yeah,yeah, we love you, yeah,yeah,yeah, an accountant like that, you know you should be glad.

( to paraphrase the beatles)

And Winston tastes good, like a cigareete should. Yeah, baby!

[383rr]

"It's not a popularity contest thing"

And the official results of the freerepublic popularity contest are in..... Drumroll, please..........


We are happy to announce RAYCPA HAS WON IT!!!!!! YES, HE HAS PREVAILED. LET'S HAVE A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THE WARRIOR OF THE NON-SMOKING WASTELANDS, the AYATOLLAH OF ROCKANDROLLA; RAAAAAYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!



And in other news, winston is 2.

Have a wonderful evening.

And, NO SMOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[winston2]

And in other news, winston is 2.

Have a wonderful evening.

And, NO SMOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I haven't mentioned it on this board but - Well I'll just pose it in a question?

You wouldn't mind if I "toke" - on my own patio - would you? Temp. here this evening is in the low 70's.

I do hope you have a great evening also!

[383rr]

"You wouldn't mind if I "toke" - on my own patio - would you?"

Mama's talkin' to me tryin' to tell me how to live;
dadadadada da da

But I don't listen to her 'cause my head is like a sieve

dadaddaddaddada da da da
(Cheech and Chong; up in smoke soundtrack)

oooooooooooHHHHHHHHHHyyyEEEEEaHHHHH!

dO WHAT yOU wILL, LADDY.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

What do you make of this? (post 9)

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'Ireland's Office of Tobacco Control website indicates that "An evaluation of the official hospitality sector data shows there has been no adverse economic effect from the introduction of this measure (the March 2004 national ban on smoking in bars, restaurants, etc).

It's a load of nonsense, here is a link to an article a regional newspaper in the west of Ireland, called the Western People:

Mayo pubs faced with meltdown

[383rr]

Thanks so much for the truth in Ireland!!

[Irish_Thatcherite]

You are welcome!! :)

[Madame Dufarge]

Mr O’Hora said a worrying fact about the abolition of the smoking ban and people drinking and smoking in their homes is the fact their children are being exposed to alcohol and cigarettes at a much earlier age. “Smoking may have been regulated in pubs but children have more access to drink and smoking earlier which is a worrying trend. It is something which will have to be dealt with by the Minister who was told by the vintners of this on the introduction of the ban.”

"Something which will have to be dealt with...."(?)

I have an image of Ministry of Busybodiness SWAT teams rapelling down chimneys to catch smokers lighting up in front of their kids.

For the children...

[Madame Dufarge]

Wow, what a daring admission.

Like we didn't know you were one of those clueless pot smokers who thinks anyone who smokes tobacco is a direct descendant of Harry Anslinger.

Grow up, will you?

[383rr]

The lies they tell are un-real. Do they think we are all stupid? (they must)

[Madame Dufarge]

Their smug sense of superiority compels them to think any who disagree with them must be stupid.

And much like Muslims employ the practice of Taqiya, promoting deception to infidels, the practitioners of the religion of Healthism do the same.

[Irish_Thatcherite]

I think O'Hora was referring to the law of unintended consequenses - that the smoking ban made things worse.

Still, I can see the Nanny-Staters taking it the wrong way - by banning smoking at home!!

I never drank in Teach O'Hora, even though I don't live far from that pub...

[Irish_Thatcherite]

....the practitioners of the religion of Healthism do the same.

An Irish commentator by the name of David Quinn wrote an article in the Irish Independent titled:

"Healthism is the new moralism."

[Shethink13]

Mostly I want clean air when I'm dining

Then eat in your own kitchen.

[Madame Dufarge]

"Healthism is the new moralism."

I agree.

I don't know if you've ever read this wonderful lecture on the same subject, but I compulsively post it every so often.

In Praise of Bad Habits