John Bel Edwards lifted all restrictions for bars and restaurants, allowing 100 percent indoor capacity and removing restrictions on when they can serve alcohol, with the caveat that he would “default” to local guidances. The change comes a week and a half after Louisiana Gov. New Orleans’s updated modified phase three guidelines extend the closing time at bars by two hours from 11 p.m., a move that has been urged by a number of local bar owners in recent weeks.
and 1 a.m, extended from the previous hours of 8 a.m. Starting today, April 9, bars, restaurants, and music venues in New Orleans can stay open and serve alcohol until 1 a.m., and alcohol sales in the city’s “entertainment district” are allowed between the hours of 6 a.m. Bars in New Orleans will be able to stay open later and the hours for alcohol sales extended, the city announced Friday.
