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Jefferson Parish cracks down on hourly-rate motels
October 14, 2009, 10:44AM
Cracking down on seedy motels deemed havens for prostitutes and drug dealers, the Jefferson Parish Council this morning enacted criminal penalties for renting out rooms by the hour.
Violators will face up to six months in jail and a $500 fine under an ordinance the council approved unanimously.
The ordinance also sets standards for motel rooms and allows authorities to move to rescind an establishment’s occupational license based on the number of code violations or drug and prostitution arrests on the property.
The council banned motels from renting rooms by the hour in January 2008, but the ordinance included no penalties.
The 2008 ordinance allowed motels to charge hourly rates during major events, including the Super Bowl and the Sugar Bowl, and exempted establishments within a quarter of a mile of a hospital so they can rent to patients seeking outpatient care nearby.

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