MANUEL v. EVANGELINE PARISH POLICE JURY

No. 4527.

295 So.2d 600 (1974)

Harold MANUEL et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. EVANGELINE PARISH POLICE JURY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 1974.

Writ Refused September 13, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A. Bruce Rozas, Mamou and J. Wm. Pucheu, Ville Platte, for defendant and appellant.

Donald Soileau, Mamou, for plaintiffs and appellees.

Before CULPEPPER, MILLER and WATSON, JJ.


CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiffs are the owners of bars and restaurants in Evangeline Parish. They seek to enjoin the enforcement of an ordinance of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury which change the closing time for the sale of intoxicating liquors from 3:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. The district judge granted the injunction. Defendant appealed.

The issues involve the legality of the ordinance under LSA-R.S. 26:494 which provides in pertinent part:

"Except as...

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