A Class A-Restaurant permit is for a place where food is the main business; a Class A-General covers bars. Apply to the parish or city first, then to ATC with the lease, the floor plan, the sales tax number and the owners’ disclosures; some parishes and wards are dry under local option. Every server and bartender takes a Responsible Vendor course and holds a server permit within 45 days of hire, valid four years. Ask ATC for the fee outside city limits and the parish for its permit fee before signing a lease.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 5 of 6: Alcohol permits
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC); your parish or city.
Sources and dates
ATC Class A-General permit application; 2026 ATC lawbook (R.S. 26:71, 26:271 and 26:271.2); R.S. 26:931 and following (Responsible Vendor Program). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Yes. A Class A-Restaurant permit is for a place where food is the main business; a Class A-General covers bars.
Yes. A Class A-Restaurant permit is for a place where food is the main business; a Class A-General covers bars.
Yes. A Class A-Restaurant permit is for a place where food is the main business; a Class A-General covers bars.
Yes. A Class A-Restaurant permit is for a place where food is the main business; a Class A-General covers bars.
Yes. A Class A-Restaurant permit is for a place where food is the main business; a Class A-General covers bars.
Yes. A Class A-Restaurant permit is for a place where food is the main business; a Class A-General covers bars.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
No. In Louisiana it is listed for restaurants, pizza shops, bars, wine bars, cocktail bars and brewery taprooms.
Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC); your parish or city.
Step 5 of 6, alcohol permits. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space and get the permits for your kind of business.
Who needs a Class A-General in Louisiana? | DoorWorthy
