Legal Opinion
State, Board of Ethics v. Brown
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 18, 2014No. 49,681-CAPublished
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, Chief Judge.
_JjThe Louisiana Board of Ethics appeals from a judgment denying its petition to disqualify Simmie T. “Slim” Brown as a 2014 candidate for Chief of Police for the Village of East Hodge. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Facts
On August 22, 2014, Brown filed a notice of candidacy for the office of Chief of Police for the Village of East Hodge, which is in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. In that notice, Brown affirmed, inter alia, that:
*24211. I do not owe any outstanding fines, fees, or penalties pursuant to the Code of Governmental Ethics.
On August 29, 2014, the Louisiana Board of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Landiak v. RichmondSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2005
- Russell v. GoldsbySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2000
- Louisiana State Bd. of Ethics v. GarrettLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2006
- Borden v. West Carroll Parish Police JuryLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- Saldana v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2004