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Louisiana Attorney General Reports

Decided December 15, 2008Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dear Mr. Romig:

You advise this office that you currently serve on the board of commissioners governing the New Orleans City Park Improvement Association. You ask if the Dual Officeholding and Dual Employment Laws, R.S. 42:61, et seq., prevent your concurrent service as a member of the Sugar Bowl Committee, and as a member of the Fore! Kids Foundation board of directors.

The dual officeholding statutes contemplate the holding of two or more elective or appointive offices and/or employments as those terms are specifically defined. "Employment" is defined by R.S.42:62(3) as follows:(3)…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State Ex Rel. Guste v. Legislative Budget CommitteeSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1977
  2. Saint v. AllenSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1930
  3. Moore v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
  4. State ex rel. Jefferson Parish School Board v. City Park Improvement Ass'nLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977

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