In a city hit hard by unemployment
In a place known for tourism
The New Orleans city government is trying to throw tour guides out of business.
And silence their speech.
"New Orleans' 500 tour guides support themselves by speaking for a living...
...but now the city wants to shut them down by shutting them up."
But now, two women are standing up for their rights.
Candice Kagan is a New Orleans native and tour guide who survived Hurricane Katrina.
"I'm being knocked out of business again, but this 
 time by the city of New Orleans."
The law is also affecting her friend, Joyce, who gives 
 ghost and cemetery tours of New Orleans. 
"I'm being haunted by a city government that demands 
 that I register with them before I speak."
But they are not alone.
uhh...no, that's not what I meant.
That's more like it.
(clear's throat)
But they are not alone.
Joining them in the fight against the city of 
 New Orleans is the Institute for Justice. 
A public interest law firm that fights for free speech and economic liberty nationwide.
New Orleans demands that tour guides take a urine test, a 
 history test, and be fingerprinted for an FBI background check.
Just to give tours around the city.
Just to speak.
Urine Tests
Finger Prints
FBI Background Checks
For Tour Guides
You have to ask yourself
Umm...doesn't New Orleans have something more important to do than license tour guides? 
I mean, are the schools fixed?
Is crime down to zero?
"Whether you're a tour guide, a journalist, or a musician, 
 the protections offered by the first amendment mean... 
...that in this country, you don't have to get the government's permission to speak."
Will the New Orleans tour guides be able to guide visitors through 
 the best of what the Crescent city has to offer?
Or will the American Dream remain A Streetcar Named Desire?
To learn more, visit IJ.org
