Legal Opinion
Jones v. Brown
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 16, 2001No. 35,803-CAPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
| NORRIS, Chief Judge.
This is an action to declare an elected office vacant under La. R.S. 18:671, et seq. The District Attorney alleged that Little Jack Brown, the District 5 Police Juror of Red River Parish, had moved to District 2 and no longer met the domicile requirements of a Police Juror. After trial on the merits, the District Court found that Brown does not live in District 5, and declared the office vacant. Brown appeals. For the reasons expressed, we reverse and render.
Factual background
Brown won the District 5 Police Jury seat on November 11, 1999.1 According to testimony, he has…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Messer v. LondonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
- Russell v. GoldsbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Herpin v. BoudreauxLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
- Pattan v. FieldsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- McClendon v. BelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2000
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Morton v. HicksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
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- Charles Lee Gray, Arthur Leonard Sealy, III, and Paul Edward Peek, Sr. v. Jason Trevor BrownLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
- Lestage v. HarrisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2018
- Morton v. HicksLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2011