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A.  Any municipality may suspend or revoke within the corporate limits and any police jury or other governing authority of a parish may suspend or revoke within the limits of the parish, permits issued to retail dealers in beverages having an alcoholic content of more than six percent by volume for causes set forth in La. Rev. Stat. 26:88, 26:89; and may suspend or revoke permits issued to such retail dealers in beverages having an alcoholic content of not more than six percent by volume for causes set forth in La. Rev. Stat. 26:285, 26:286.

B.  The city of New Orleans is hereby authorized to create a municipal alcoholic beverage control board.  The board may suspend or revoke within the corporate limits, permits issued to retail dealers in beverages having an alcoholic content of more than six percent by volume for causes set forth in La. Rev. Stat. 26:88 and 89; and may suspend or revoke permits issued to such retail dealers in beverages having an alcoholic content of not more than six percent by volume for causes set forth in La. Rev. Stat. 26:285 and 286.  The board shall be governed by the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act unless the procedure is specifically established by La. Rev. Stat. 33:4787 or 4788.

Acts 1952, No. 493, §1.  Amended by Acts 1958, No. 302, §1; Acts 1975, No. 359, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1370, §4; Acts 2011, 1^st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.