Legal Opinion
Waggoner v. Grant Parish Police Jury
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided November 3, 1941No. 36383PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ODOM, Justice.
A local option election was held in the Parish of Grant on June 17, 1941. A majority of those voting at the election voted against the issuance of licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors in the parish except in certain designated localities. On June 19 the police jury promulgated the results of the election and on the same day adopted an ordinance carrying into effect the results of the election. That ordinance prohibited the sale of intoxicating liquors and prescribed penalties for the violation of its provisions.
On July 17, 1941, the plaintiffs, relators here, petitioned…
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