Overview
- Metro Councilman Jeff Hudson announced a multi-agency taskforce that includes codes and regulations, the health department, the county attorney’s office, and LMPD.
- The new ordinance would reinstate local licensing, require background checks for owners, set 10 p.m.–7 a.m. closing hours, mandate non‑see‑through attire, and keep a client and services registry for inspections.
- Council leaders say Louisville has lacked permitting for massage parlors for about 15 years, weakening oversight the ordinance seeks to restore.
- The measure is slated for Public Safety Committee review next Wednesday and could reach the full Metro Council the following Thursday, with implementation possible by year’s end if approved.
- Officials estimate at least 35–40 problematic sites locally and expect more; LMPD leaders back the effort, and while no Louisville raids have been reported, nearby southern Indiana investigations have produced arrests.