50 Cent's Humor & Harmony Festival in Shreveport gets go-ahead for alcohol permits

A resolution to waive the Shreveport Code of Ordinances related to hours of operation for special event temporary alcohol permits for 50 Cent's Humor & Harmony Festival was passed by the Shreveport City Council at Tuesday's session.

The council voted unanimously to waive subsection (b) of 10-177 from Aug. 8-11 for the Humor & Harmony festival events.

Section 10-177(b) allows a permit holder to sell, serve, handle, or dispense alcoholic beverages with high and/or low content for on-premises consumption within the city between the hours of 6 a.m. and midnight on any day of the week.

Councilman Gary Brooks confirmed that the resolution will be applicable to downtown Shreveport during the Humor & Harmony Festival, allowing organizers to maintain similar operating hours as local bars.

The location for Humor & Harmony was changed from Independence Stadium to the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium with organizers citing "forecast extreme temperatures." The festival will include comedy shows, music shows, classic car shows and a celebrity basketball tournament.

Events and activities centered around the Humor & Harmony Festival, according to the resolution, serve to boost tourism and the city’s economy as well as provide an entertainment opportunity for citizens and visitors to the City of Shreveport.

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