Local restaurants hope the lure of a po-boy will be greater than the lure of the cigarette now that a statewide ban on smoking in restaurants is in effect.

A ban on smoking in Louisiana's restaurants, public buildings and most places of employment went into effect at the start of the New Year.

Matthew Butcher, kitchen manager for Acme Oyster House on Veterans Memorial Boulevard, said he expects a slight negative impact but so far, so good.

"On New Year's Day when it first started, we were full. People didn't seem to be having a problem. They were in here drinking their Bloody Marys."

Smoking still is allowed in bars, casinos, horse racing tracks, off-track betting facilities, bingo halls, ...

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