REEVES v. JOHNSON

No. 36,837-CA.

824 So.2d 1277 (2002)

Terry R. REEVES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Laura J. JOHNSON a/k/a Laura Jo Johnson and Hon. Donald E. Kelley, in his Official Capacity as Clerk of Court of Winn Parish, Louisiana, Defendants-Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Writ Denied September 18, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chris J. Roy, Jr., Alexandria, Jacques M. Roy, for Appellants.

Culpepper & Associates by Bobby L. Culpepper, Jonesboro, James E. Lewis, Baton Rouge, Kermit M. Simmons, Winnfield, for Appellee.

Before BROWN, WILLIAMS, STEWART, GASKINS, CARAWAY, PEATROSS, KOSTELKA, DREW, and HARRISON (Pro Tempore), JJ.


BROWN, C.J.

This is an appeal from a judgment disqualifying defendant, Laura J. Johnson, as a candidate for district attorney in the Eighth Judicial District of Louisiana for Winn Parish. The trial court found that Ms. Johnson had not resided in Winn Parish for the two years prior to the election as required by law. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.

Discussion

On August 28, 2002, Terry R. Reeves, the district attorney for the Eighth...

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