Then They Made A Little Law

1. Recently in the township of Shreveport, Louisiana they've made it illegal to wear baggy pants.

2. The city hall had been swamped by letters complaining about the current state of trousers in their state. One letter read:

Dear Mayer,
I am deeply upsetted by the days I walk down the sidewalk and see the terrible bunching of cloth coming up from the waist of a pear of pants. There was a time Mayer and I know you're young but there was a time when trousers fit and it is about time that our citizens stand up for what they beleive in and say no to this most dangerous of social trends.

3. Many more letters came in from people who were very likely very old.

4. The neighboring town followed suit, started processes to include their own ordinance.

Information Pertaining to The Towship of Shreveport, Louisiana

There is a subtle beauty to the town of Shreveport, as you look out over the weave of the Red River as it is encircled by an array of pines and coton fields.

The census of the towship of Shreveport goes as following:
White: 93,394 46.7%
Black: 101,679

5. There were protests in the town, committees were formed. One of the signs said: Down with Baggy Pants, which was misunderstood and caused a certain ammount of confusion.

6. There was an unrelated news article that stated: Man Sues Drycleaners for 70 Million Dollars Over Lost Pants

7. I was pondering the increasing number of tort cases involving pants and philosophizing about the social ramifications of trousers.

8. There used to be a slave market in Shreveport, Louisiana.

9. There had to be discussion of possible fines for offenders of the new law prohibiting pants of a particular size. They suggested first, put into action second, the following:

- $500 dollar fine.
- Community Service.
- 6 months jail time (repeat offenders).



I was leafing through the paper some years ago and came across an article about the town of Shreveport, Louisianna. There had been few actual people jailed in the city from the ordinance put in place. They had, however, sucessfully managed to earn nearly the $100,000 dollars needed to fund a new city owned golf course. Many of the citizens were delighted by the new course, which was far superior to the course it was to replace.

Most of the people didn't pay their tickets and the number of fines charged were only recovered in payment about one tenth of the time. Most of the people charged were just sent to preform community service, raking the cotton fields that rested in the distance.