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La. Rev. Stat. § 17:52 (2026)

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§52. Election and qualification of members; term of office

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Cited in 19 cases, 1962–2020 · leading case: Reno v. Bossier Par. Sch. Bd., 528 U.S. 320 (2000).
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Reno v. Bossier Par. Sch. Bd., 528 U.S. 320 (2000). · cites it 2× “La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 17:52(A) (West 1995).”
Broussard v. Perez, 416 F. Supp. 584 (E.D. La. 1976). · cites it 10× “The Board also argues that it had the authority to switch to at-large elections under § 17:52. “There shall be elected by the qualified voters of each police parish jury ward of the several parishes of the state a member of the school board of such parish for each police juror…”
Zelma C. Wyche v. The Madison Par. Police Jury, 635 F.2d 1151 (5th Cir. 1981). · cites it 2× “R.S. 17:52 (1950). To implement the change without undue disruption, the legislature provided that school board members elected in 1980, 1982 and 1984 shall serve six, four and two year terms respectively.”
Manuel v. State, 692 So. 2d 320 (La. 1996). “R.S. 17:52; serve as a law enforcement officer, La.”
Gamble v. Calcasieu Par. Sch. Bd., 139 So. 2d 39 (La. Ct. App. 1962). · cites it 8× “The determination of this question involves an interpretation of LSA-R.S. 17:52, which reads as follows: “The membership of each parish school board shall be as follows: “There shall be elected by the qualified voters of each police jury ward of the several parishes of the state…”
Rutledge v. Louisiana, 330 F. Supp. 336 (W.D. La. 1971). · cites it 3× “R.S. 17:52 (Section 17 of Act No. 100 of 1922), and strongly influenced by Court-ordered reapportionment (in Civil Actions Nos.”
Johnson v. Augustine, 943 So. 2d 466 (La. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 4× “R.S. 17:52, because he was not domiciled in district 5 for at least one year immediately preceding his qualification.”
Dameron v. Tangipahoa Par. Police Jury, 315 F. Supp. 137 (E.D. La. 1970). “LSA-R.S. 17:52 provides for-the election of School Board members from each ward, in a number corresponding to the number of police jurors from that ward.”
Blanchard v. Picou, 361 So. 2d 1328 (La. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 3× “The judgments appealed from, insofar as they disqualify Picou and Kent as candidates for School Board members from Ward 5 under the ten-ward system, are based on the provisions of the above cited LSA-R.S. 17:52 I, requiring that a candidate for member of a parish school board be…”
Bradford v. Johnson, 641 So. 2d 222 (La. Ct. App. 1994). · cites it 3× “R.S. 17:52, which requires that a *223 candidate for membership on the school board be domiciled in the district from which he seeks election for the preceding year.”
Bradley v. McKnight, 392 So. 2d 1081 (La. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 2× “The qualification requirements for school board membership are set forth in LSA-R.S. 17:52, as amended by Act 285 of 1980.”
Smith v. Warren, 253 So. 3d 260 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “Warren now appeals the trial court's judgment, raising the following assignments of error: 1) The trial court erred in disqualifying her on grounds that she falsified her domicile address in her notice of candidacy; 2) The trial court erred by denying her motion for involuntary…”
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— La. Rev. Stat. § 17:52(A) — 1 case
Reno v. Bossier Par. Sch. Bd., 528 U.S. 320 (2000). “La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 17:52(A) (West 1995).”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 17:52(E) — 3 cases
Johnson v. Augustine, 943 So. 2d 466 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 17:52, because he was not domiciled in district 5 for at least one year immediately preceding his qualification.”
Knott v. Angelle, 846 So. 2d 825 (La. Ct. App. 2003).
Ozen v. Abraham, 566 So. 2d 1048 (La. Ct. App. 1990).
— La. Rev. Stat. § 17:52(E)(1) — 1 case
Johnson v. Augustine, 943 So. 2d 466 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 17:52, because he was not domiciled in district 5 for at least one year immediately preceding his qualification.”
— La. Rev. Stat. § 17:52(E)(3) — 1 case
Johnson v. Augustine, 943 So. 2d 466 (La. Ct. App. 2006). “R.S. 17:52, because he was not domiciled in district 5 for at least one year immediately preceding his qualification.”
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