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Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La., Code § 6:56 (current through Sept. 21, 2017)

Policy Summary

Requires commercial and noncommercial food sellers to provide some type of sugar-free soft drinks or pops, or water, for diabetic customers.

Background Information

State Louisiana
Jurisdiction Name Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish
Jurisdiction Type City,
Population Size 200,000-800,000
Legal Strategies
  • Requires something, sets standards
Reach Community-wide
Food System Category Get;
Evidence for Health

This policy may correspond to diet-related strategies identified by the County Health Rankings’ What Works for Health tool, including:

For research on the potential effectiveness, please review the category links above.

We understand that this information is not comprehensive. It also does not include other important forms of evidence such as community members’ lived experiences and practice-based evidence.

Policy Details

Refers to priority populations?
Yes

Diabetics, sec. 6:56.

Health-related goal?
Yes

Diabetes, sec. 6:56.

Environmental goal?
No

Economic goal?
No

Includes findings?
No

Has a stated intent or purpose?
Unclear

Includes this language: "in order to provide those persons with diabetes access to sugar-free substitutes in commercial and noncommercial establishments [primarily engaged in the selling of food and drink."

Includes definitions?
No

Addresses implementation?
No

Enforcement provisions?
No

Evaluation component?
No

Requires extra investment?
No

Code context and ordinance history

Part of Title 6, Public Health; Chapter 1, General; Part II, Miscellaneous Regulations; Section 6.56, Soft drinks. History: City Code 1951, Title 6, § 58.

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