LaBauve v. Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Commission

HEEBE, Chief District Judge:

Plaintiffs are two commercial fishermen in Louisiana who have brought this action both individually and on behalf of the class of commercial fishermen for damages as well as declaratory and injunctive relief against the enforcement of LSA-R.S. 56:314, 409 and 495. 1 More particularly, plaintiffs contend (1) that the penalties set forth under sections 314 and 409 conflict, violating the fair notice requirements of Due Process of Law under the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, (2) that the statutory provisions are vague insofar as they rely on…