Richmond v. Landrieu

DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge.

[ iAppellant, Gary C. Landrieu (“Lan-drieu”), appeals a September 2, 2014 judgment, which ordered his disqualification as a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for the Second Congressional District. For the following reasons, we hereby reverse the judgment of the trial court.

FACTS

On August 20, 2014, Landrieu filed a “Notice of Candidacy” seeking to qualify for the office of United States Representative for Louisiana’s Second Congressional *45District in an election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. Thereafter, on August 29, 2014, Cedric…