In August, the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office conducted two operations in the Bogalusa area to identify businesses which might sell alcohol to underage persons.
On August 12, fourteen businesses were visited and clerks at five of the establishments were cited for failing to check for age identification and selling alcohol to an underage person. Those five businesses were the Carolina Stop and Save, Highway 10 One Stop, JZ Quick Stop, Highway 10 Chevron and Jr. Food Mart.
Another underage drinking operation was conducted on August 31 at seventeen businesses in both Bogalusa and Franklinton. Clerks at none of those businesses were willing to sell alcohol to the underage buyer.
Sheriff Randy Seal said in both operations, a total of twenty-six parish businesses refused to sell alcohol to an underage buyer. He added that it was a credit to each business and each clerk and he extended his thanks to all of them for following the law and keeping alcohol out of the hands of underage buyers.
