article_snippet.sent: (CNN)Cigarettes have been put out across New Orleans bars.
article_snippet.sent: Cigars are welcome no more.
article_snippet.sent: The city known for excess of everything -- drinking, eating, dancing in the street until all hours -- went smoke-free as Tuesday became Wednesday at midnight.
article_snippet.sent: It turns out that the city known for It over-the-top Mardi Gras celebrations and incredible jazz fests (starting Friday!) didn't want It waiters and musicians to have to breathe smoke to do its waiters and musicians jobs anymore.
article_snippet.sent: The New Orleans City Council passed The New Orleans City Council ban against smoking in most places across the city -- including bars, casinos and restaurants -- in January, and the vote was unanimous, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
article_snippet.sent: Bar owners worried about potential revenue loss, while puffing customers bemoaned the loss of Bar owners smoking spots.
article_snippet.sent: Luckily for CNN affiliate WAPT, none of CNN's 15 New Orleans must-do's -- including touring Treme or eating a beignet -- requires smoking.
highlights_snippet.sent: New Orleans bars are smoke-free as of Wednesday morning .
  