Louisiana Supreme Court Bars Interim Orleans Parish Clerk From Duties

New Orleans interim court clerk blocked by La. Supreme Court while lawsuit unfolds

Calvin Duncan is sworn in as Clerk of Criminal Court at Orleans Parish Criminal District Court on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Christiana Botic/Verite News and Catchlight Local/Report for America)The Louisiana Supreme Court has stopped New Orleans’ interim appointee for its newly unified clerk of court’s office while legal challenges proceed over whether state officials can remove the person elected to the post before it was combined. In the meanti…

Louisiana Supreme Court blocks interim Orleans Parish clerk from taking office, Clerk Napoleon takes over

The Louisiana Supreme Court says it will soon weigh in on the clerk of court battle brewing in Orleans Parish.

Louisiana Supreme Court bars interim Orleans Parish clerk from duties

The Louisiana Supreme Court barred Calvin Johnson from clerk duties while it reviews challenges to the Orleans Parish court merger.

Louisiana Supreme Court to weigh in on Orleans court clerk controversy

The Louisiana Supreme Court will weigh challenges over a new law that merged New Orleans’ civil and criminal court clerks’ offices and set off a political firestorm.

Louisiana Supreme Court blocks interim Orleans clerk from taking office

The move follows the attorney general's warning that officials could be removed from office if they recognize any clerk other than the state-authorized appointee.

Court rulings block Orleans candidate from taking office

(Michael Carroll/Legal Newsline, via The Center Square) – A candidate for clerk of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court who won a November election with 68% of the vote did not take office this month as a result of court actions leaving in place a new state law that eliminated the elected office. Calvin Duncan, […] The post Court rulings block Orleans candidate from taking office appeared first on The Hayride.