Louisiana § RS 33:1420.2 - New Orleans cocktail
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 33:1420.2 — New Orleans cocktail, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 33:1420.2. New Orleans cocktail
There shall be an official cocktail of the city of New Orleans. The official New Orleans cocktail shall be the Sazerac. The Sazerac, created in the nineteenth century by Antoine Amedee Peychaud in the French Quarter of New Orleans, is world known for the use of a local product known as "Peychaud's Bitters". Its use on official documents of the city of New Orleans and with the insignia of the city of New Orleans is hereby authorized.
Acts 2008, No. 928, §1, eff. July 15, 2008.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 33:1420.2 ("New Orleans cocktail") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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