BLANCHARD v. PICOU

Nos. 9790-9793.

361 So.2d 1328 (1978)

John Jerry BLANCHARD v. Dallas Arnold PICOU, Jr., Honorable Allen L. Lobrano, Clerk of Court for the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana, and Honorable Paul J. Hardy, Secretary of State, State of Louisiana. John Jerry BLANCHARD v. Robert C. KENT, Sr., Honorable Allen L. Lobrano, Clerk of Court for the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana, and Honorable Paul J. Hardy, Secretary of State, State of Louisiana. William A. ROE and Vernon Dowdy v. Robert C. KENT, Sr., Honorable Allen L. Lobrano, Clerk of Court for the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana, and Honorable Paul J. Hardy, Secretary of State, State of Louisiana. William A. ROE and Vernon Dowdy v. Dallas Arnold PICOU, Jr., Honorable Allen L. Lobrano, Clerk of Court for the Parish of Plaquemines, State of Louisiana, and Honorable Paul J. Hardy, Secretary of State, State of Louisiana.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Granted August 15, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Luke A. Petrovich, Buras, Chalin O. Perez, New Orleans, Michael Kirby, Port Sulphur, for John Jerry Blanchard, William A. Roe and Vernon Dowdy, plaintiffs-appellees.

Joseph E. Defley, Jr., Port Sulphur, George M. Strickler, Jr., New Orleans, for Dallas Arnold Picou, Jr., defendant-appellant.

Robert C. Kent, Sr., in pro. per.

Before SAMUEL, BOUTALL and SCHOTT, JJ.


SAMUEL, Judge.

These four election contests were consolidated for trial in the lower court and for hearing in this court. Two of the suits were brought by John Jerry Blanchard, one against Robert C. Kent, Sr., and the other against Dallas Arnold Picou, Jr.1 The other two suits were brought by William A. Roe and Vernon Dowdy against the same defendants. All suits seek to have Picou and Kent disqualified as candidates for election to the...

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