BOYKIN v. DeSOTO PARISH POLICE JURY

No. 13538.

359 So.2d 239 (1978)

Willie H. BOYKIN, Jr., Norman Washington, Clarice Lipkins and Earl Lewing, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DeSOTO PARISH POLICE JURY, James Lynn Davis (District Attorney for 11th Judicial District) and Roy D. Webb (Sheriff for DeSoto Parish), Defendants-Appellees.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Refused June 16, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Watson, Murchison, Crews, Arthur & Corkern by William P. Crews, Jr., and Ronald E. Corkern, Jr., Natchitoches, for plaintiffs-appellants.

E. L. Edwards, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Many, for defendants-appellees.

Before BOLIN, HALL and JONES, JJ.


HALL, Judge.

Plaintiffs' suit attacks the legality of a local option election and an ordinance enacted pursuant to the election prohibiting the sale of alcoholic beverages in Ward 8 of DeSoto Parish, which includes the municipality of Logansport. From a judgment rejecting their demands for an injunction and dismissing their suit, plaintiffs appeal. We affirm.

Each of plaintiffs' contentions shall be separately stated and discussed.

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