Touchet v. Broussard

11 Ernal Broussard qualified to run for city councilman for District B in the City of Abbeville. Shortly after Mr. Broussard qualified, his opponent, incumbent Francis Touchet, filed a petition objecting to Mr. Broussard’s candidacy. Specifically, Mr. Touchet alleged that Mr. Broussard’s prior guilty plea to a federal offense precluded Mr. Broussard from holding public office. The trial court agreed and granted Mr. Touchet’s petition. Mr. Broussard appeals the trial court’s judgment and asserts the additional issue of insufficiency of service of process. For the following reasons, we reverse…