Lake Charles Officials Make Change To Alcohol Laws For New Year’s Eve

With New Year's Eve falling on a Sunday this year, Lake Charles City Officials made a slight change to the alcohol laws that will only pertain to this upcoming Sunday. Usually in Lake Charles, you are not allowed to buy hard liquor on Sundays anywhere. You can buy beer and wine, just not liquor or whiskey.

Typically, the city regulates sales of alcohol on Sunday to just beer or wine after a certain time, but the council adopted an ordinance allowing the sale of any beverages.

On Wednesday, December 20, 2023, the Lake Charles City Council adopted an ordinance allowing for the sale of alcoholic beverages by retail permit holders on Sunday, December 31, 2023 (New Year’s Eve).

The City of Lake Charles is also allowing bars and lounges to open from 10 a.m. on New Year’s Eve until 2 a.m. on New Year’s Day.

The city adopted a similar ordinance last year, when New Year’s Day fell on Sunday, and back in 2017.

Here is the official release from the City of Lake Charles:

On Wednesday, December 20, 2023, the Lake Charles City Council adopted an ordinance allowing for the sale of alcoholic beverages by retail permit holders on Sunday, December 31, 2023 (New Year’s Eve).

 

The ordinance also allows bars/cocktail lounges to operate after 10 a.m. on Sunday, December 31, 2023 (New Year’s Eve) through 2 a.m. on Monday, January 1, 2024.

This is an extremely dangerous holiday for many reasons.