Silva argued that the statute was unconstitutional.
The Kenner statute only prohibited bars from employing or permitting 'females, commonly known as 'B' girls, to frequent the premises and solicit patrons for drinks or to accept drinks from patrons.' In 2012, in attempting to quash the charge in court, Mr. The situation came to light after police in 2010 charged the owner of a pair of Kenner restaurant bars, called Taqueria Sanchez, with six misdemeanor counts of 'B-drinking.'Ĭristian Silva, the attorney who represented the owner, discovered there's no such thing as 'B-drinking' in the city code. The reason? To avoid lawsuits claiming the law targets those who enlist women, but not men, as the hucksters, according to a story in the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
