Louisiana Attorney General Opinions
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Can an elected constable in Louisiana also work as a full-time civil service firefighter for a different parish?
No. Even though the general Dual Officeholding Law would allow it, a specific civil service constitutional and statutory rule bars a classified civil service firefighter from also holding an elective …
Can someone serve on both the parish housing authority board and the hospital district board in Louisiana at the same time?
Yes. Both board seats are part-time appointive offices, and Louisiana's Dual Officeholding Law only bars combining two full-time appointive offices, not two part-time ones.
Can a Louisiana parish registrar of voters also serve on the board of a parish communications district (911 board)?
No. A specific Election Code statute flatly bars registrars of voters from holding any other elective or appointive public office, so the general Dual Officeholding Law's part-time exception does not …
Can the president of a private youth softball league also work as the director of a parish recreation district in Louisiana?
Yes. Louisiana's Dual Officeholding Law only governs public offices and public employment, so leading an unpaid, private nonprofit softball league does not conflict with holding a paid public recreati…
Can a Louisiana justice of the peace also serve as the full-time town clerk for a Lawrason Act municipality?
No. Louisiana's Dual Officeholding and Dual Employment Law prohibits a justice of the peace (an elective office) from holding a full-time appointive office in any political subdivision of the state. T…
Can a justice of the peace constable in one Louisiana parish also work as a part-time deputy sheriff in a different parish?
Yes. The Louisiana Dual Officeholding and Dual Employment Law does not bar an elected constable from also holding a part-time appointive position in a different political subdivision. A Tangipahoa Par…
Can a Louisiana parish council member also work for the district attorney's office in the same parish?
Not if the DA position is an appointive office (stenographer, clerk, secretary, special officer, or investigator) or if the position's salary is funded by the parish council. Louisiana's Dual Officeho…
Can a full-time parish solid-waste-district employee also serve on the parish council in Louisiana?
Yes. Under Louisiana's Dual Officeholding and Dual Employment Law, a full-time employee of the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Disposal District (a separate political subdivision created by special act)…
Can a full-time assistant public defender also serve as part-time special counsel to a Louisiana parish council?
Yes. Louisiana's Dual Officeholding and Dual Employment Law does not bar a full-time assistant public defender employed by a judicial district public defender from also serving as part-time special co…
Could the Iberville Parish Finance Director also serve as an elected member of the parish school board?
No. At the time of this 2006 opinion, the AG concluded a full-time parish finance director could not simultaneously hold the elected office of parish school board member under Louisiana's Dual Officeh…
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Attorney general opinions in Louisiana are written by the Louisiana Attorney General's office in response to questions from state agencies, legislators, and prosecutors. They are not binding like court decisions, but courts and agencies treat them as persuasive guidance on how state law applies. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the full original text.