Alexandria City Councilman Challenges City Constitution

The Town Talk reports that Alexandra City Councilman Myron Lawson argued in the 9th JDC that a portion of the city's charter is unconstitutional. Myron alleges that the charter's prohibition that forbids him from serving on another state board should be superseded by Louisiana's dual-office holding law. "Lawson's lawyer, John Scott, told 9th Judicial District Judge Harry Randow that Louisiana's constitution and statutes supersede Alexandria's city charter, so Lawson can lawfully serve on the Alexandria City Council and on Southern University's Board of Supervisors."

Posted by AJR at April 8, 2003 10:57 AM