BLACKWELL v. KERSHENSTINE

No. 97-210.

690 So.2d 247 (1997)

Kenneth BLACKWELL and William H. Prejean, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Jerl T. KERSHENSTINE and James R. Andrus, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied March 14, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Earl Richard Robinson, III, Lake Charles, for Kenneth Blackwell et al.

Kenneth Michael Wright, Lake Charles, for Jerl T. Kershenstine et al.

Terry James Manuel, Sulphur, for James R. Andrus, Clerk of Court.

Before YELVERTON and COOKS, JJ., and BABINEAUX, J. Pro Tem.


YELVERTON, Judge.

In this action objecting to candidacy, defendant, Jerl T. Kershenstine, appeals a district court decision that he did not meet the qualifications of residence as required by law, and was therefore disqualified as a candidate in the primary election to be held on April 5, 1997, for the Lake Charles City Council seat in District F. For reasons assigned below, we affirm the trial court's decision.

The sole issue raised by this appeal is whether...

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