CITY OF SHREVEPORT v. CURRY

Nos. 60483 and 60484.

357 So.2d 1078 (1978)

CITY OF SHREVEPORT v. Lewis C. CURRY. CITY OF SHREVEPORT v. James H. BURKETT.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied on Modification of Judgment May 19, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Gallagher, City Atty., Charles C. Grubb, Asst. City Atty., for plaintiff-appellant.

Claudius E. Whitmeyer, Neil T. Erwin, Shreveport, for defendants-appellees.


CALOGERO, Justice.

Defendants Lewis Curry and James Burkett were charged by separate affidavits in the City Court of Shreveport with violating Section 14-19 of the Shreveport City Code by frog gigging1 on Cross Lake2 out of season. At trial, defendants admitted that they did frog gig on Cross Lake in the month of August, but contended that the city ordinance under which they were being prosecuted was unconstitutional...

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