Louisiana House passes bill that aims to stop reservation reselling without restaurant consent

Doors could close soon on high-end restaurant reservation trading in Louisiana

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Louisiana House passed HB90 to regulate reservation trading platforms. Apps like Appointment Trader must partner with restaurants. Bill follows pricey Super Bowl weekend reservation resales. AG could seek restitution for unauthorized reservation buyers. A nascent industry for buying and selling restaurant reservations could meet its end soon in Louisiana. State lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill Thursday that forces such …

Doors could close soon on high-end restaurant reservation trading in Louisiana • Louisiana Illuminator

Carol Bebelle, retired executive director of Ashe' Cultural Arts Center stands behind Sybil Morial May 3 as the unveiling of the first marker for the Louisiana Civil Rights Trail outside Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans. (Photo provided by Louisiana Office of Tourism)A nascent industry for buying and selling restaurant reservations could meet its end soon in Louisiana. State lawmakers unanimously advanced a bill Thursday that forces such …

Louisiana House passes bill that aims to stop reservation reselling without restaurant consent

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- A proposed bill that would crack down on companies that book and resell restaurant reservations without the restaurant’s permission was passed by the Louisiana House unanimously Thursday. House Bill 90, sponsored by Rep. Troy Hebert (R-Lafayette), would prohibit third-party platforms from listing or selling restaurant reservations unless they have a written agreement with the food service establishment. Hebe…

Legislation would shift sports tourism money to Visit Baton Rouge

A bill moving through the Louisiana Legislature aims to bolster East Baton Rouge Parish’s sports tourism efforts by reallocating state funds to Visit Baton Rouge, the parish’s tourism agency. House Bill 226, sponsored by state Rep. Barbara Freiberg, R-Baton Rouge, proposes amending how money from the East Baton Rouge Parish Enhancement Fund is distributed. That fund was created in 1999. Under current law, $100,000 from the fund is appropriated a…