Two individuals were arrested Sunday afternoon after Shreveport Police officers encountered an incident while addressing crowds in the downtown area.

Officers working downtown at approximately 1:30 p.m. June 7 responded to individuals loitering near a nightclub in the 1600 block of Marshall Street.

Following an investigation at the scene, officers arrested Andrew Howard and Lamyja Thomas. Both individuals were charged with one count each of obscenity.

Under Louisiana Revised Statute 14:106, obscenity includes the intentional public exposure of genitals, pubic hair, anus, vulva or female breast nipples in a public place or view with the intent of arousing sexual desire or appealing to prurient interests.