Alcohol Laws in Shreveport/Bossier Area

[hdwell]

Originally Posted by Ziasforever

Actually years ago, when I was a Shreveporter, Sunday alcohol sales were banned altogether. Progressive Bossier City started Sunday beer and wine sales and so it was the custom to drive over the S'port-Barksdale bridge to that gas station in front of the base after you had consumed what was left from the case you didn't polish off on the previous Saturday night.

Then the City of Shreveport saw how much tax revenue it was missing-out on and allowed Sunday beer and alcohol sales starting in 1994 or 1995. That was great because Thrifty Liquor was just around the corner on Youree drive from my house.

One thing I noticed is that grocery stores in BC stocked hard liquor right there on a shelf in the store. In Shreveport the stores had a separate walled-off section for liquor and beer if it indeed sold hard alcohol.

Finally, I miss the good-old days when you could drink it up at Fud's or Cowboy's or some of the bars near Centenary and then get something good at Murrell's or Joe's to soak up the booze! I also miss the friendly folks of the ArkLaTex but I don't miss the city so much.

Bossier started selling beer on sunday in 1978. Shreveport went all those years up until the 90's like you say. Reasoning being-Bossier put a proposition on the ballot in 78 just like Shreveprot did except that Bossier had alcohol sold with food at restaurants and package beer sales on sunday on one propostion. Shreveport split theirs into two props and while the alcohol with food passed, the beer measure failed. Just another example of the differences between how each city governs itself.

[smwoodard318]

Yeah, good 'ol days! Cowboys...maybe a little Sandpiper...Fud's and pool...and yes...all the places that ya go later...Murrell's on Kings Hwy. and (if I remember being there)...Darelle's (can't spell)...all I remember was a great breakfast buffet and seeing double of it! Great times...met lots of fun and crazy people along the way 1986 - 2000...yep!

[Ziasforever]

Originally Posted by smwoodard318

Yeah, good 'ol days! Cowboys...maybe a little Sandpiper...Fud's and pool...and yes...all the places that ya go later...Murrell's on Kings Hwy. and (if I remember being there)...Darelle's (can't spell)...all I remember was a great breakfast buffet and seeing double of it! Great times...met lots of fun and crazy people along the way 1986 - 2000...yep!

Yeah! Fud's. He served food at one point. I used to drink in there when it was no big deal to consume underage. I was nineteen. We'd play pool or Galaga in there. I forgot about the Sandpiper.

[djhart]

can you buy liquor on sundays in washington parish

[goosenola]

What's the reasoning behind the restrictions on Sundays? So you don't attend church drunk? So you sober up for work on Monday? Are there restrictions on drinking alcohol on Sundays?

[tarabossiercity]

Can u buy wine on Sunday until 2 AM?

[fbbertusa]

Originally Posted by tarabossiercity

Can u buy wine on Sunday until 2 AM?

Yes.What ever place You go to on Sat. night can serve spirits not only untill 2AM but as long as they stay open even if it goes untill 5Am or 7am Sunday they can serve but as soon as they close they can not reopen the same day and then sell .

[Tammy Rhenae]

What time can you start selling beer on Sunday's in Shreveport Louisiana

[annie_himself]

Probably noon.