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Louisiana Attorney General Reports

Decided February 28, 2003Published

1Opinion of the Court

Dear Mr. Kraemer:

Your request for an Attorney General's opinion has been forwarded to me for research and reply.

Specifically, you ask whether you can serve as Chairman of the Morgan City Municipal Fire and Police Civil Service Board while also serving on your parish drainage district board?

This issue was previously addressed in Attorney General Opinion Number 01-24. In that opinion it was opined that members of municipal fire and police civil service boards are prohibited by La.R.S. 33:2476(c)(I) from holding "any other public office." Further, "public office" was defined by La.R.S. 42:1 as,…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Williamson v. Village of BaskinLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1977
  2. Lehmann v. MusgraveLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1979
  3. Turner v. AlexisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1983

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