LA CROSSE (AP) – In an effort to address binge drinking in a town where eight intoxicated men have drowned since 1997, the La Crosse Common Council approved a public intoxication ordinance Thursday.
Mayor Mark Johnsrud called the 15-1 vote a “turning point in the history of La Crosse,” saying months-long debate on the ordinance alone had improved public awareness of the dangers of binge drinking.