Louisiana Statutes

§ 18:452 — Classification of candidates

Louisiana § 18:452
JurisdictionLouisiana
Title 18Conservation

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La. Stat. Ann. § 18:452 (2026).

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Candidates are classified according to the character of the office they seek and are designated as follows:

(1)State candidates are candidates for offices voted on throughout the state or throughout a congressional district, justice of the supreme court, judge of a court of appeal, and candidates for membership on a state board or commission.
(2)Local candidates are candidates for the state legislature and other district offices not included in Paragraph (1) of this Section; parochial offices, including the office of parish judge; and ward offices.
(3)Municipal candidates are candidates for city, town, and village offices.

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Related

Scaglione v. Juneau
41 So. 3d 1287 (Louisiana Court of Appeal, 2010)
4 case citations

Legislative History

Acts 1976, No. 697, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1978.

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