Opinion Number ( 1992 )

Dear Representative Thomas:

Your opinion request asked the following question:

Can an elected police juror for Washington Parish also serve on the Board of Supervisors for Southern University?

The office of police juror is an elective office in a local political subdivision. The position with the Board of Supervisors of Southern is a part-time appointive office with the State. Louisiana's dual office holding law, La. R.S. 42:63 does not prohibit this combination of offices. Previous opinions of this office numbered 88-540 and 88-47 deal with a virtually identical situation and hold that there is no prohibition.

Also, it does not appear that the holding of these two offices would be deemed "incompatible offices" under R.S. 42:64.

Therefore, it is the opinion of this office that an elected police juror may also serve in a part-time appointive capacity as a member of the Southern University Board of Supervisors.

Trusting the above answers your question. We remain,

Yours very truly,

RICHARD P. IEYOUB Attorney General

BY: JAMES M. ROSS Assistant Attorney General

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