Over 100 years ago this month, Congress approved the act that would soon make prohibition the law of the land. While some Louisianans supported the so-called “noble experiment,” most were unhappy with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ALEXANDRIA, La. – (WNTZ) – When Prohibition ...

Because of the lawlessness that Prohibition inspired, as well as the prospect of jobs that legal alcohol production could ...

When the 18th Amendment took effect in January 1920, America's drinking culture didn't disappear. It shifted into kitchens, ...

Prohibition agents had gathered enough evidence to make a sweep through southern Delaware searching for illegal booze. The raiding party, composed of federal state and local law enforcement officers, ...

FARGO — Close your eyes. You can almost picture the conversation on any given day of the Prohibition era. “Hey, Johnny, I need you to run this hooch to the next town. Make it quick and don’t get ...

The Prohibition era lasted from 1920 to 1933 and was one of the most fascinating periods in American history. During this time, the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcoholic beverages were banned ...

Wartime price and priority controls have already brought back an old U.S. institution: bootlegging. Patriotism alone will not suffice to enforce the new overall price ceiling announced by OPA this ...

If hearing the word “prohibition” brings to mind the moonshine, speakeasies, and bootleg liquor of 1920s America, you’re not alone. It conjures images from ‘Boardwalk Empire’ or ‘The Untouchables’.

ALEXANDRIA, La. – (WNTZ) – When Prohibition swept across the United States in 1920, outlawing the production, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages, it ushered in a clandestine era of ...