Without surveillance requirement, new ordinance for bars and restaurants aims to 'simplify' permits, licenses
 

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A proposal requiring every liquor license-holding business in New Orleans to install a surveillance camera to be shared with law enforcement is dead, for now. Mayor Mitch Landrieu's office says its future is up to the incoming administrations, though Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell says she doesn't plan to revive it.

A replacement ordinance not only removes the controversial camera requirement but also sections that give the mayor and chief of police and nearby residents more power to revoke or suspend liquor licenses.

At-Large Councilmember Stacy Head introduced a replacement bill that focuses on streamlining the issuance of liquor licenses from under the wing of the Finance Department and into the city's OneStop shop program with the Department of Safety and Permits, which comprised the bulk of the previous draft.

The measure was approved by the City Council's Governmental Affairs Committee March 29.?