Louisiana Town Could Put You In Jail For Saggy Pants

The town of Delcambre in Louisiana is saying: take your saggy pants somewhere else.

Mayor Carol Broussard says 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 says 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 says.

"I don't know if it will do any good, but it won't hurt", says Albert Roy, the councilman who introduced the ordinance. "It's obvious, and anybody with common sense can see your parts when you wear sagging pants".

Broussard's advice for people who like their pants to hang low: "Just wear it properly. Cover your vital parts. I mean, if you expose your private parts, you'll get a fine. If you walk up and your pants drop, you get a fine. They're better off taking the pants off and just wearing a dress".

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