Slidell kneads its rules for massage parlors; state licenses would be required - NOLA.com

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The Slidell City Council could soon adopt new regulations that would require massage parlors to be staffed by state-licensed professionals. The proposed changes come after a sting earlier this year found criminal activity at three businesses.

An ordinance council members introduced this week also sets operating hours for massage businesses from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.. They would also be required to hold city occupational licenses for massage therapy.

The ordinance is scheduled for a public hearing and council vote on Nov. 27. The city's moratorium on new massage businesses expires Nov. 30.

The council adopted the moratorium in May, following the arrests of four women on prostitution charges stemming from a police undercover investigation of massage parlors.

At the time it adopted the moratorium, council members said the city wanted to look at new laws that would not harm legitimate massage businesses.

Slidell Mayor Greg Cromer said he doesn't see any potential problems with the ordinance, including the state license requirement. "That shouldn't be a stumbling block,'' he said.

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