City of Shreveport v. Sanders

SANDERS, Justice.

The defendant has appealed from his conviction in the City Court of Shreveport of a violation of Section 11-82 of the Shreveport City Code, which prohibits swimming, bathing, or wading in the waters of Cross Lake. The court imposed a fine of $150.00.

As a basis for invoking the appellate jurisdiction of this Court, the defendant asserts that the City Court of Shreveport has declared LSA-R.S. 13:1894, as amended, and LSA-R.S. 13:1951 unconstitutional.1 An examination of the decision discloses this to be in error. The City Court found these statutes to be inapplicable to the…