Louisiana Bill Would Ban Low-Slung Pants

By MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press Writer

BATON ROUGE, La. - A Louisiana state representative wants to make it illegal for people to wear low-slung pants that expose underwear — or more. But he's having trouble getting some of his colleagues to take him seriously.



When the bill came up for debate earlier this week, Rep. Derrick Shepherd, a Democrat from the New Orleans suburb of Marrero, was met with catcalls on the House floor. The bill would make it a crime to wear clothing in public that "intentionally exposes undergarments or intentionally exposes any portion of the pubic hair, cleft of the buttocks or genitals."


Launching a fiery speech in support of the bill, Shepherd said, "There comes a time in every society where we must draw a line of decency, where we must speak to a group of individuals who would flaunt the laws of our state, who would flaunt the morals of our community."


The result: laughter from some and a facetious chant of "No more crack!" from Rep. Tommy Wright, D-Jena.

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they want to ban risque clothing??

When the girls go wild, what are they supposed to wear? Potato sacks??

How will anyone earn their beads???

And don't like none of that worldly livin', and wants those girls stayin' home, learnin' to birth babies and such.

Personally I just think we should ban fundies.

Although, I guess he represents the suburbs where they keep them.

there are no other problems going for the legislature to handle, way to set priorites.