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Louisiana Pockets Ban on Droopy Drawers

'Can't regulate everything,' gripes senator

By Laurel Jorgensen, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 23, 2008 10:27 AM CDT

(Newser) – A proposed ban on saggy pants didn’t fly in Louisiana, where a Senate panel rejected the legislation as a violation of freedom of speech, reports the Times-Picayune. “This is a situation that is disgusting and needs state attention,” insisted the state senator... Read full story »

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