Caddo Judge to Rule on "Men Only" Policy

The Times reports that nearly three years of "legal wrangling" might come to an end tomorrow in a Caddo Parish courtroom. The dispute concerns the Southern Trace Country Club Men's Grille and its "men only" policy. In April 2000, several female members filed a lawsuit against the club after member Julie Lafargue and a guest were denied service at the Men's Grille, which is the only dining facility open on a Sunday.

The issues at stake: whether the club is truly a private club when, on occasion, non-members have been allowed to rent the facility for parties and whether having a men's only grill is "arbitrary, capricious or unreasonable discrimination."

Posted by AJR at February 18, 2003 02:14 PM