Touchet v. Broussard

VICTORY, J. *

I,We granted a writ in this election case to determine whether the automatic first offender pardon provisions of La. Const, art. IV, § 5(E)(1) and La. R.S. 15:572 enable a convicted felon to run for public office under La. Const, art. I, § 10(B)(1) before the expiration of 15 years from the completion of the sentence. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we hold an automatic first offender pardon does not restore a felon’s right to run for public office under La. Const, art. I, § 10(B)(1).

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Francis Touchet, Jr. (“Touchet”), a duly qualified…