Legal Opinion
Broussard v. Duhon
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 21, 1999No. 99-1426PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
I,SAUNDERS, Judge.
In this action objecting to candidacy, defendant, Linda Navarre Duhon, appeals the district court decision that she did not meet the qualifications of residence and domiciliary status required by law, disqualifying her as a candidate in the primary election for the position of Council Member for District 5 of the Lafayette City-Parish Council. For the reasons assigned below, we affirm the trial court’s decision.
The primary issue raised by this appeal is whether Ms. Duhon resides in Lafayette Parish. The qualifying requirements for Council Member are found in the Home Rule…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Autin v. TerrebonneLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1992
- Pattan v. FieldsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1995
- Blackwell v. KershenstineLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
- Bradley v. TheusLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
- Arnold v. HughesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1993
3Cited by3 opinions
- Duhon v. Lafayette Consol. GovernmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005
- Duhon v. Con Gvt LafayetteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
- John Aaron Duhon v. Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated GovernmentLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2005