Russo v. Burns

DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge.

I,This is an election contest suit. Plaintiff/appellant, Anthony J. Russo, appeals the trial court’s judgment which overruled its previous decision to disqualify the ap-pellee, Lionel Lon Burns, as a candidate of Orleans Parish District Attorney.2 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

*379FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 29, 2014, Mr. Russo filed a petition objecting to Lionel Lon Burns as a candidate for Orleans Parish District Attorney. The petition alleged that Mr. Burns had falsely certified on his notice of candidacy form that he had filed his federal and…