Oliver v. Depatment of Public Safety & Corrections

FITZSIMMONS, Judge.

Plaintiff, Eddie Oliver, appealed to the district court the denial of his application for a beer and liquor permit by defendant, the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections, Office of Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC). The district court reversed the denial of the permit. ABC appealed. We affirm.

In the case before us, the suit for a beer and liquor permit, the district court found that the only issue to be resolved was the distance between the premises to be licensed, Oliver’s Restaurant and Lounge, and a public playground. After reviewing the record of the…