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Dear Mr. Kuhn:

A member of the school board may not at the same time hold any office or employment with the sheriff's office. The statute applicable in this matter is R.S. 42:63(D) of the Louisiana Dual Officeholding and Dual Employment Laws which states:

D. No person holding an elective office in a political subdivision of this state shall at the same time hold another elective office or full-time appointive office in the government of this state or in the government of a political subdivision thereof. No such person shall hold at the same time employment in the government of this state, or in…