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How much does a liquor license cost in Baton Rouge?
Posted on 1/18/12 at 10:26 pm
Posted on 1/18/12 at 10:26 pm
For a typical small bar/lounge?
Has anyone on this board gone through this process without a partner that has done it before?
Has anyone on this board gone through this process without a partner that has done it before?
Posted on 1/18/12 at 10:58 pm to Asgard Device
Google search came up with the following results
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Posted on 1/18/12 at 11:21 pm to Dac311
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Google search came up with the following results
Yeah, I saw that. I wasn't sure if there were other fees. A local bar owner told me his cost him $30k, and I was flabbergasted.
He knows we have cash and my wife has been toying with the idea of opening a bar, so he may have just been trying to discourage me.

Posted on 1/18/12 at 11:33 pm to Asgard Device
No, it doesn't cost anywhere near that. There could be other fees, but it'd be tough as hell to make it as a bar if you had to pay 30k a year to get a license. He may have bought an existing bar, and it may have cost him 30k to buy the LLC to which the license was originally issued.
Posted on 1/18/12 at 11:40 pm to Asgard Device
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A local bar owner told me his cost him $30k, and I was flabbergasted.
He'd a retard if he paid that.
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Business licenses are issued to all wholesale and retail businesses in East Baton Rouge Parish, except those businesses located within the city limits of Baker or Zachary. Class A licenses are issued to those businesses that sell or serve alcohol for consumption on the premises. Class B licenses are issued to those businesses that sell packaged alcohol for consumption off the licensed premises. Class C licenses are issued to wholesale distributors. The criteria for licensing a business to sell alcoholic beverages are set forth in the Wine, Beer, and Liquor Ordinance. Applicants for business licenses who also plan to work in the business are required to attend the same responsible alcohol service class as their employees. Business licenses are renewed on an annual basis. License fees are:
Class A Liquor: $500 + $5 permit fee. Class A Beer: $75.
Class B Liquor: $500 + $5 permit fee. Class B Beer: $60.
Class C Liquor: $500 + $5 permit fee. Class C Beer: $100.
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