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Taylor Porter Special Counsel Dick Easterling, practice group leader of the Firm's Alcohol Beverage Licensing and Related Enforcement Issues practice, authored, "Compliance Check! What Bars, Clubs and Restaurants Need to Do to Be Compliant With Regulations," published in the Taylor Porter blog, The Taylor RePorter.

The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control and various state and local law enforcement agencies are conducting more compliance checks to make sure that all venues that have an alcohol and/or tobacco permit are abiding by all laws and regulations that pertain to them.

The regulatory work of Taylor Porter attorneys in Alcoholic Beverage Licensing and Related Enforcement Issues encompasses all phases of alcohol beverage licensing and enforcement, working with our clients through the heavily regulated industry that can present multiple and at times, complex, local, state, and federal compliance issues. Our attorneys have developed a deep understanding of state and local statutes, rules, and regulations pertaining to alcohol beverage licensing and compliance. They assist clients in applying and maintaining alcohol and tobacco licenses as well as renewing and handling changes that affect their licenses. Should compliance issues arise, our attorneys also have experience in handling the defense of licensees.