JOHNSTON v. MOREHOUSE PARISH POLICE JURY

No. 15898-CA.

445 So.2d 485 (1984)

Harold L. JOHNSTON dba Johnston's Community Grocery, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MOREHOUSE PARISH POLICE JURY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied February 23, 1984.

Writ Denied April 23, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLeod, Swearingen, Verlander & Dollar by David E. Verlander, III, Monroe, for plaintiff-appellant.

Rankin, Yeldwell, Hearring & Katz by James E. Yeldell, Bastrop, for defendant-appellee.

Before PRICE, JASPER E. JONES and NORRIS, JJ.


JASPER E. JONES, Judge.

The plaintiff, Harold L. Johnston, appeals a judgment which upheld the validity of a parish ordinance banning the sale of 3.2% beer in Ward 2 of Morehouse Parish. Local governing units may only pass such an ordinance pursuant to a local option election authorized by Title 26, Chapter 3 of the Revised Statutes. LSA-R.S. 26:595; Niette v. Natchitoches Parish Police Jury, 348 So.2d 162 (La.App. 3d Cir...

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