Ordinances against exposure of genitalia or underwear primarily due to the sagging pants style have popped up all over Louisiana. In the small town of Clinton, near Baton Rouge, a man named Jay Herrod has a very personal problem with the enforcement of the ordinance (story).Mr. Herrod has a lawn cutting service and due to a medical condition (heat rash) he has doctor's orders to wear a skirt at all times during the summer. This means that Jay sports his mini while on the lawnmower as well as running errands around town. The skirt is not that big a deal, but when the wind blows or when Jay is sitting on his mower, his underwear is exposed which is in direct violation of the city's ordinance.
Herrod's customers don't mind his uniform. "He cuts the yard in a hurry, does a good job. I don't have any problems. That's what I was interested in. Don't pay attention to what he wears," says Carline Kimbro, "I don't really get fired up about it. And I don't see any reason for anyone else to. If you don't like it, don't look."
From time to time, Herrod's skirt does fly up, but Herrod says he dresses this way for a reason, and he should be the exception to that ordinance. "One doctor told me the only thing for me to do was wear a skirt....Allows that area to breathe and wearing skirt on mower allows sweat to evaporate."
photos by: Josh Meeks/WAFB-TV
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