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Dear Mr. Young:

You advise this office that the Town of Sterlington voted to prohibit the sale of alcohol on Sunday ten years ago. The town council now proposes to enact an ordinance which allows the sale of alcohol on Sunday. You ask if such council action is permissible.

We direct your attention to the provisions of R.S. 51:191.1 The statute provides that the governing authority of any parish or municipality may adopt an ordinance "regulating or prohibiting" the opening of certain businesses and/or the sale of certain merchandise on Sunday "if approved by the voters at an election". The…