SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Caddo Parish District Judge is expected to rule Tuesday afternoon on a legal challenge to Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins’ eligibility to run for re-election.
Judge Brady O’Callaghan on Monday heard arguments in a lawsuit filed Friday by Shreveport resident Francis Deal, which alleges Perkins lied on his election-qualifying paperwork and lied about his residence and also lied on his voter registration form by claiming his residence is in a home on Stratmore Circle in Shreveport.
The 65-page lawsuit claims Perkins lives in a condominium on Marshall Street in downtown Shreveport and uses Louisiana’s homestead exemption for that residence.
Louisiana law dictates that unless a candidate is in a nursing home, veterans’ home, or is running for the U. S. House or Senate, they must be registered to vote from the same address where they claim the homestead exemption.
Later on Friday, the Harper Law firm filed an amendment to their original petition stating that Perkins “failed to file” his federal or state income tax returns for four out of five years, another disqualifier.
After hearing arguments Monday, the judge asked each side to submit briefs and ordered Perkins and the plaintiff back to court Thursday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. for his ruling.
