re: BREC to host a Drag Queen brunch

Posted on 6/14/22 at 3:47 pm to hubertcumberdale

Posted by SammyTiger

Baton Rouge, LA

Member since Feb 2009

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Posted on 6/14/22 at 3:47 pm to hubertcumberdale

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City Parish Ordinance, Title 13: Section 13:1010

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The possession of alcoholic beverages at parks, playgrounds, recreational areas and facilities owned and/or operated by the recreation and parks commission is hereby declared to be unlawful, except for publicly owned recreational facilities which are licensed for the sale and consumption of alcohol through the alcoholic beverage control office. In addition to the penalties prescribed for violations of this title, members of the police department, sheriff's deputies, or other authorized police personnel are authorized to immediately confiscate any alcoholic beverages found on any person at any of the public facilities designated in this section.

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Posted by hubertcumberdale

Member since Nov 2009

6616 posts

Posted on 6/14/22 at 3:49 pm to SammyTiger

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except for publicly owned recreational facilities which are licensed for the sale and consumption of alcohol through the alcoholic beverage control office.

That is fine, but I have been to Independence Park many times and never have seen alcohol being sold at that specific location.

ETA: it seems like most parks allow it

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2. Which BREC facilities will be allowed to serve alcohol in conjunction with a rental agreement or Special Event permit?

The following facilities may serve or sell alcohol within policy guidelines:

Golf Course Sites
• Beaver Creek (daily)
• Dumas Memorial (daily)
• Historic City Park (events/tournaments)
• Howell Park (events/tournaments)
• Santa Maria (daily)
• Webb Memorial (events/tournaments)

Facility Rental Sites
• Baton Rouge Gallery
• Baton Rouge Zoo
• Bluebonnet Swamp Nature Center
• Cohn Arboretum
• Independence Park Garden Center
• Independence Park Theatre
• Jefferson Highway Recreation Center
• Magnolia Mound Plantation
• Milton J. Womack Recreation Center Ball Room
• The Waterfront at Greenwood Community Park

Sporting Event and Tournament Sites (Adult Sporting Events Only)
• Burbank Soccer Complex
• Central Community Sports Park
• City Park Tennis Center
• Forest Park Tennis Center
• Goldsby Field
• Greenwood Park Tennis Center
• Highland Road Park Tennis Center
• Independence Park Tennis Center
• Memorial Sports Complex
• Oak Villa Softball Complex
• Olympia Stadium

Festival and Fair Sites
• Airline Highway Fairgrounds
• Zachary Community Park