State, Board of Ethics v. Garriga

| TThe Louisiana Board of Ethics (the “Board”) appeals from a judgment of the Third Judicial District Court, Lincoln Parish, the Hon. Thomas Rogers presiding, rejecting the Board’s challenge to the candidacy of Mr. Christopher Garriga as a candidate for Lincoln Parish Police Jury, District 6. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On September 10, 2015, Christopher Garriga filed a notice of candidacy for the above-mentioned office in the office of the Clerk of the Third Judicial District Court. Among other things, Garriga certified on this notice that:

I do -not owe any outstanding fines,…