Tuesday, Oct. This club was not cited in the report. Edmonson, right, announce the details of a month long undercover operation named "Operation Trick or Treat" naming five strip clubs as having allegedly been locations of acts of prostitution, illegal drug use, and lewd or improper acts in front of the Louisiana Supreme Court Building in the French Quarter in New Orleans, La.
Michael D. Edmonson, left, announce the details of a monthlong undercover operation named 'Operation Trick or Treat' naming five strip clubs as having allegedly been locations of acts of prostitution, illegal drug use, and lewd or improper acts in front of the Louisiana Supreme Court Building in the French Quarter in New Orleans, La. Silver Bourbon Inc. Chez Joey on Iberville St. Platinum Bourbon Inc. They said another seven bars and strip clubs could meet the same fate in the coming weeks as part of Operation: Trick or Treat.
Hebert and State Police Col. The ATC will hold hearings in coming weeks at which the club owners can make their cases for why their licenses should not be permanently revoked, Hebert said. Asked what differentiates unacceptable lewd behavior from the kind of activity allowed in strip clubs, Hebert noted there are still rules in the clubs, starting with the fact that the dancers are supposed to be only topless.
Edmonson said State Police will pursue their own investigation based on the findings the ATC has submitted, but he cautioned that law enforcement has a higher threshold of proof when it comes to making arrests.
Edmonson was clear when asked about the line that separates unacceptable behavior from the kind of hedonism that always has attracted people to the French Quarter. Edmonson said 80 percent of crimes statewide involve drugs and weapons. Off Bourbon Inc. Hebert said the clubs have the right to ask the courts to block the revocations until the hearing on their licenses. He said the tips led investigators not only to strip clubs but also to bars.
