- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
0
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:30 am to jaytothen
quote:
If it's enforcement and killing ALL curent licenses, Hammond is fricked.
The text of the resolution they voted on:
quote:
Good Evening, This is an annual renewal of all businesses that hold an existing alcohol license in the City of Hammond. I submitted a list prior to the meeting which list each of those 106 businesses inside the city limits of Hammond. There is 1 new businesses that is not listed that is asking for Approval Tonight that will also need their 2026 approval. The Brown Door has been removed from this list as the Louisiana ATC suspended their license and without the State License they are no longer eligible for a City license. All of these businesses have been before the City Council and already gotten approval. This is an annual renewal of existing alcohol that we do each year. We need the approval before we send out the renewal forms. They are due December 1st with a 30 day grace period. They are delinquent on December 31, 2023. That is why we are doing this so early. We try to give them to time to get everything together. There are several things that we ask of them to provide with their renewals to include a Sales Tax Clearance AND Notarized documents. City renewal time is different than the state. The City has a calendar year and the state has a fiscal year. They have to renew with both ANNUALLY. Tangipahoa Parish ATC permit expires in August.
My understanding after reading this is that it is a resolution to approve the businesses to renew their yearly licenses and to send out the renewal form that is technically due December 1 but really due December 31. So it would appear if the renewals aren't sent out the 106 businesses would lose their city license to operate even though they have their state and parish licenses.
List of restaurants and event centers
List of bars
List of stores
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:31 am to PurpleDragon
quote:
Read the agenda and watched the video.
It appears that the motion was an annual renewal for all current liquor licenses. It did not carry.
The very next motion was a gas station under new ownership (in Hammond city limits) applying for a liquor permit. It passed 5-0
Councilman Carlie abstained due to conflicts of interest. Kip abstained due to religious beliefs. One councilman (Wells) who normally votes in favor of liquor abstained which was odd. Either he is back in the bar business or he just didn’t pay attention to what the motion was.
They’ll bring it back to vote next month and it’ll pass. The paperwork for the permit has to be notarized and turned in to city court by December 15th, I believe.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:33 am to Kafka
quote:
it should be a juco anyway
This is a legit, stupid fricking statement
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:34 am to Kafka
quote:
it should be a juco anyway
SLU just became the second biggest university in the state in terms of enrollment. Of all the schools that need to be on the chopping block, SLU isn't one.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:40 am to kengel2
Attachment 1 has the resolution. Renewals
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:56 am to GrammarKnotsi
quote:
guess I cause trouble too, if you mean people who think the Hammond Police Department is a joke and that everything in the City shouldn't be owned by five people in total...
I also believe that an 18-year-old should not be in a bar because it has been proven many times that individuals under 21 will drink there.
Its a city that demonizes liquor and pot on Sunday but swings by on Monday with the freshest kush from the fields
Damn dude. Chill. I wasn't debating local politics here.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 9:58 am to Fat and Happy
quote:
They can’t possibly be that stupid.
Every bar owner and restaurant owner is gonna lose their shite
not to mention kill tax revenue...
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:37 am to sportsaddit68
quote:
I wasn't debating local politics here.
definitely not a debate
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:40 am to Ingeniero
this is one of dumbest things I've ever seen on here and that's saying something.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 10:45 am to DuckManiak
Unfortunately, it seems painfully obvious what happened. This looks like a deliberate attempt by some of the council members to make Carlee White Gonzales look bad. Even though she correctly abstained due a potential conflict of interest and ethics violation. She even cited her reason for doing so, which is typically expected when someone abstains.
The other council members who abstained did not site their reason for doing so. The only reason for an abstention is a true conflict of interest. If you don’t want to do it because of religion, etc., then simply vote no.
However, I think it runs a little deeper than that. I’m not sure if it was orchestrated by him, but one of the council members Sam DiVittorio is a troublemaker. He does whatever he can to try and make Carlee look bad. From my understanding, he is typically the puppet for his brother, Frank.
And since she is the favorite to win the mayor election next Fall, this suddenly popped up and seems fairly obvious to me why.
The other council members who abstained did not site their reason for doing so. The only reason for an abstention is a true conflict of interest. If you don’t want to do it because of religion, etc., then simply vote no.
However, I think it runs a little deeper than that. I’m not sure if it was orchestrated by him, but one of the council members Sam DiVittorio is a troublemaker. He does whatever he can to try and make Carlee look bad. From my understanding, he is typically the puppet for his brother, Frank.
And since she is the favorite to win the mayor election next Fall, this suddenly popped up and seems fairly obvious to me why.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 3:52 pm to Horsemeat
quote:
Gnarly Barley would be forced to move and that's a big money maker for the city.
No they wouldn’t. If this doesn’t get fixed then they can still brew. Brewery licenses are at the state and federal level. They just wouldn’t be able to sell beer on-premise.
Now they still might move because they make a good bit selling draft and that place they have across the street. But they could still brew and sell to other bars stores etc while they figure it out.
This post was edited on 10/29/25 at 3:54 pm
Posted on 10/29/25 at 4:42 pm to Kreg Jennings
quote:
However, I think it runs a little deeper than that. I’m not sure if it was orchestrated by him, but one of the council members Sam DiVittorio is a troublemaker. He does whatever he can to try and make Carlee look bad. From my understanding, he is typically the puppet for his brother, Frank.
This is true and it's frustrating, because both Frank and Carlee went to STA together. Sam is a douche. And the three amigos on the council do anything they can to try and make Carlee look bad. No doubt this was a coordinated attack.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 5:10 pm to sportsaddit68
quote:as usual, its this clown grandstanding and doing stupid shite
Hammond establishments that sell wine and spirits will have to wait a bit longer to have their 2026 city alcohol licenses approved. A measure to approve the 2026 alcohol licenses failed when just two councilmen lined up to pass the item. Councilmen Steve Leon and Sam DiVittorio voted to approve the licenses, while Council President Kip Andrews joined with council members Devon Wells and Carlee Gonzales in abstaining, effectively killing the measure. “I don’t recall this ever happening,” Hammond bar owner Dan Lambert told AN17.com Tuesday night. “Why all of the drama? Why make the city look like clowns?” Lambert said he expected Andrews to abstain, as he typically does on alcohol-related votes. Lambert said Gonzales has to abstain because her husband has an interest in a Hammond bar. The measure called for the annual renewal of all businesses that hold an alcohol license in the city of Hammond, including restaurants and grocery stores. When the council clerk announced the measure failed in a 2-3 vote, Leon said the council's action "shut the city down." Typically the city licenses are approved Dec. 1, allowing businesses a month to pay their fees, or bills. However, that window has tightened because the council voted to move the Nov. 11 meeting Nov. 18 because of the Veterans Day holiday. With Thanksgiving shortly after, the Nov. 18 meeting might be the only opportunity to approve the city licenses. “Who knows if they bring it up again and who says if it will pass?” Lambert said. “If the council does not approve the licenses at that meeting, then it will roll over into December.” But he also noted that even if the issue is brought before the council again, at least one council member will have to change his or her vote for it to pass. Lambert said a lack of alcohol sales would severely impact the city budget. “How will the city make up for alcohol loss?” he said. “They will have to redraw the budget. That is a lot of money we are talking about.” Lambert did acknowledge the possibly of the annual New Year’s Eve celebration having to be cut off at midnight because that is when all current alcohol licenses will expire. City Council Meeting held October 28, 2025: Is Hammond really going to become a "dry" town? “The (police) will have to physically close us down,” he said. Lambert also said that banning alcohol in Hammond could potentially affect chains or restaurants from moving into the city, possibly even sending business to neighboring communities. “Ponchatoula is welcoming and over here they are trying to get rid of us.” Lambert said. In addition to their usual renewal requirements, the city is also asking businesses to include Sales Tax Clearance and notarized documents to receive their 2026 licenses.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 5:15 pm to cgrand
carlee gonzales:
quote:kip always abstains on liquor issues due to "religious reasons". it appears wells abstained due to "a-hole reasons"
"The City Council failed to authorize the 2026 renewal of alcohol permits for City of Hammond business, including grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants and bars. I wish to be fully transparent. I abstained from the vote because my husband owns a minor interest in one of the businesses on that list of permit holders. I would violate the La Ethics laws if I voted for the renewal. I have consistently abstained for years on this renewal. Two other council members abstained without reasons given. This failure is bad for the city and the parish. "Nearly half of all sales tax generated in our entire parish comes from Hammond businesses. That money funds our parish school system and parish government. The COH uses our share of sales tax to fund more than half of our entire city budget. I cannot give you a number for what portion of sales tax comes from alcohol sales, but I believe it to be significant. Aside from funding issues, the failure to renew alcohol permits shows dysfunction in local government and appears anti-business. I have urged the Mayor's office to bring this back at our next City Council meeting on November 18th." Facebook Twitter Email Print
Posted on 10/29/25 at 5:52 pm to cgrand
If you don’t want alcohol, then have the nuts to vote no.
Side note, speaking of religion…Jesus’s first miracle was turning water into wine.
Side note, speaking of religion…Jesus’s first miracle was turning water into wine.
This post was edited on 10/29/25 at 6:08 pm
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:16 pm to Kreg Jennings
quote:
Unfortunately, it seems painfully obvious what happened. This looks like a deliberate attempt by some of the council members to make Carlee White Gonzales look bad. Even though she correctly abstained due a potential conflict of interest and ethics violation. She even cited her reason for doing so, which is typically expected when someone abstains. The other council members who abstained did not site their reason for doing so. The only reason for an abstention is a true conflict of interest. If you don’t want to do it because of religion, etc., then simply vote no. However, I think it runs a little deeper than that. I’m not sure if it was orchestrated by him, but one of the council members Sam DiVittorio is a troublemaker. He does whatever he can to try and make Carlee look bad. From my understanding, he is typically the puppet for his brother, Frank. And since she is the favorite to win the mayor election next Fall, this suddenly popped up and seems fairly obvious to me why.
This is all spot on.
Kip Andrews and Devon Wells are both too stupid to get out of their own way. Unfortunately they live in districts that can get them elected. Sam DiVittorio is an a-hole that likes to rock the boat. But he’s dumb as a box of rocks too and is his brothers puppet. Someone needs to take both of their asses behind the woodshed.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:33 pm to Bayouboogaloocrew
Boone Farms strawberry wine at the strawberry drivein theater was a great wine for a date in 1968. Just do not park in the back rows.
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:38 pm to Bayouboogaloocrew
quote:he voted to pass the ordinance. so while he may be an a-hole, in this case the problem is wells. ive told this story before, a while back we were helping the brewery mentioned in this thread thru a rezone of the property across the street. the main opposition was the church next door. wells brought in a bunch of people to speak against the rezone...one after another they all complained about the devil being invited to live next to the church. turns out none of them were members of the church and many had been paid to be there
Sam DiVittorio is an a-hole that likes to rock the boat
Posted on 10/29/25 at 7:41 pm to cgrand
Has Hammond ever produced or done anything significant in the history of ever? Like forever ever?
Page 4 of 5
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News