Oak Street wine bar plans approved by New Orleans City Council

In a decision that Councilwoman Shelley Midura called probably the most difficult of her four-year tenure, the New Orleans City Council voted this week to approve plans for an "upscale wine bar and bistro" with live music in the commercial section of Oak Street.

The site is in Midura's district. At her behest, the council voted 6-0 Thursday to allow the bar to operate at 8118 Oak St., a few doors off South Carrollton Avenue.

The new venue will have 63 indoor seats and 16 seats at sidewalk tables. It will be allowed to offer live jazz until midnight on weekdays and 1 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

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