Louisiana bans Wearing Saggy Pants in public

Terrebonne Parish, LA passed a law that makes wearing baggy pants in public illegal, charging $50 for a first
offense, $100 for a second offense, and $100 plus mandatory community service for a third offense.
The ordinance, which states that exposing undergarments below the waist is “contrary to safety, health,
peace, and good order of the parish and general welfare” has already sparked debate among the
Terrebonne community.
“To make laws of governing social differences is a slippery slope to the level of government that we do
not allow,” claimed local resident Ida Moore. She is not the only town member who is concerned that the
new ruling is a violation of sorts.

 

Jerome Boykin,the group's president however claims that the ban is designed to benefit the people of Terrebonne. “This is not a black issue; this is not a white issues; this is a people issue.”