Shreveport City Council repeals smoking ban at casinos

SHREVEPORT, La. -- The Shreveport Council today passed an amendment to repeal a smoking ban at Shreveport casinos.  The vote was 4 to 2, with counc...

May 24, 2023
2:38 AM

SHREVEPORT, La. -- The Shreveport Council today passed an amendment to repeal a smoking ban at Shreveport casinos.  The vote was 4 to 2, with council members Jim Taliaferro and Grayson Boucher voting no and council members Tabatha Taylor, James Green, Ursula Bowman and Gary Brooks voting in favor. Councilman Alan Jackson was absent. Public comment on the issue consumed two hours of the council meeting.  The amendment to the city's smoking ordinance prohibits smoking on at least 25% of the floor space.