Judges: WILLIAM J. GUSTE, JR.
Filed Date: 10/7/1991
Status: Precedential
Modified Date: 7/5/2016
Dear Representative Thomas:
You have requested an opinion of this office as to whether Louisiana's dual office-holding laws prohibit a person from simultaneously holding the position of correctional security officer (GS 10), a classified civil service position with the Louisiana Department of Safety and Corrections, and the position of commission member of either a parish or municipal planning commission.
The position of correctional security officer is a full-time employment in the executive branch of state government, and the position of local planning commission member is a part-time local appointive office. (R.S.
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Because the position with the state is an employment and not a public office, we conclude that the provisions of Section 103 are not a bar to the holding of the position mentioned.
Trusting this answers your question, I remain,
Sincerely,
WILLIAM J. GUSTE, JR. Attorney General
BY: KENNETH C. DEJEAN First Assistant Attorney General
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