Legal Opinion
Avoyelles Parish Justice of the Peace v. Avoyelles Parish Police Jury
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 23, 1999No. 98-543PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
11 COOKS, Judge.
Plaintiffs are Justices of the Peace, Constables, and the District Attorney, all duly elected public officials holding offices in/or for the Parish of Avoyelles. Several of the Justices of the Peace and Constables were elected and holding office at the time they qualified for re-election in July 1996; the others were seeking office for the first time. Eddie Knoll, then serving as District Attorney for Avoyelles Parish, also sought re-election to his position for a fifth six-year term. At the time the Justices of Peace and Constables qualifíed and were duly elected to hold…
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