Legal Opinion
Smith v. Charbonnet
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided August 2, 2017No. 2017-CA-0634PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE SANDRA CABRINA JENKINS
[ i This is an election contest suit. Plaintiffs/appellants Cassandra Smith and Keion Smith (collectively, “Plaintiffs”) appeal the trial court’s July 27, 2017 judg*1057ment denying Plaintiffs’ objection to the candidacy of defendant Ernest “Freddie” Charbonnet for Orleans Parish City Council District E.1
For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
On July 13, 2017, Mr. Charbonnet 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…
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