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FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE #014 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

The Opinion handed down on the 3rd day of March, 2010, is as follows:

BY VICTORY, J.:

2010-C -0380

FRANCIS TOUCHET, JR. v. ERNAL J. BROUSSARD (Parish of Vermilion) Retired Judge Robert L. Lobrano, assigned as sitting for Chief Justice Catherine D. Kimball. Justice ad hoc,

For the reasons stated herein, the judgment of the court of appeal is reversed and the judgment of the trial court declaring that Ernal Broussard is disqualified as a candidate for the office of councilman of District B, City of Abbeville is reinstated. REVERSED; TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT REINSTATED.

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SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 10-C-0380 FRANCIS TOUCHET, JR. VERSUS ERNAL J. BROUSSARD ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL THIRD CIRCUIT, PARISH OF VERMILLION VICTORY, J.* We granted a writ in this election case to determine whether the automatic first offender pardon provisions of La. Const. art. IV,

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