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Council votes to rescind interim zoning restrictions on adult live performance venues after lengthy testimony
Summary
After more than an hour of public comment from performers, researchers and business owners arguing the restrictions harm workers and limit competition, the council voted unanimously to rescind recent interim zoning limits on adult live performance venues.
The New Orleans City Council voted to rescind interim zoning restrictions governing adult live performance venues after a lengthy public‑comment period in which dancers, club workers, researchers and neighborhood stakeholders urged the panel to reverse the limitations.
Mark Shetler, representing Shift Change, said workers and culture bearers risk retribution for speaking publicly and urged the council to end practices he described as cross‑district political reciprocity. Emily Nestor, speaking for herself and…
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