Manuel v. Evangeline Parish Police Jury

CULPEPPER, Judge.

Plaintiffs are the owners of bars and restaurants in Evangeline Parish. They seek to enjoin the enforcement of an ordinance of the Evangeline Parish Police Jury which change the closing time for the sale of intoxicating liquors from 3:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. The district judge granted the injunction. Defendant appealed.

The issues involve the legality of the ordinance under LSA-R.S. 26:494 which provides in pertinent part:

“Except as limited by the provisions of this Chapter the various subdivisions of the state may regulate but not prohibit, except by referendum vote as provided…