Russo v. Burns

| ¶ This writ concerns whether defendant, Lionel Burns, Jr., must be disqualified from candidacy for the office of Orleans Parish District Attorney. For the reasons articulated below, we find the defendant falsely certified having filed his Louisiana individual income tax returns for the years 2010-2013, and, therefore, is disqualified from candidacy under Louisiana law.

On August 20th, 2014, Burns filed a signed and notarized Notice of Candidacy form which included the following certification as required by La. R.S. § 18:463(A)(2)(a):

If I am a candidate for any office other than United States…