Louisiana town banning saggy pants; plans fines jail terms for violators:
Louisiana town banning saggy pants; plans fines jail terms for violators
Published: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 | 12:24 PM ET
DELCAMBRE, La. (AP) – It soon will be a crime in this Cajun-country town to let the waistband of your pants sag too low in public.
Mayor Carol Broussard has said he will sign an ordinance the town council approved this week setting penalties of up to six months in jail and a $500 fine for being caught in pants that show undergarments or certain parts of the body.
Broussard said he has nothing against saggy pants but thinks people who wear them should use discretion. “It’s gotten way out of hand out here,” he said.
Albert Roy, the councilman who introduced the ordinance, said he thought the fine was a little steep and should be more in the $25 range, but he still favoured the measure.
“I don’t know if it will do any good, but it won’t hurt,” Roy said. “It’s obvious,