Rickey Boudreaux disqualified from running for Youngsville Police Chief
Former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux has been disqualified from running for the job in the November election.
LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- Former Youngsville Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux has been disqualified from running for the job in the November election.
The ruling was made Wednesday afternoon in the 15th Judicial District Court.
Lafayette Parish District Attorney Donald Landry filed a motion to disqualify Boudreaux after being notified that he was not eligible to run in the special election called after Boudreaux resigned last year.
According to state law RS 18:586, “No elected official who has retired or resigned from state or local elective office shall be eligible as a candidate at an election called to fill the vacancy created by the retirement or resignation of the elected official.” That law took effect June 6, 2023.
Boudreaux qualified for the election according to the Secretary of State’s website, but in order for the law to be enforced, a citizen of the City of Youngsville must file a challenge of his candidacy with the Lafayette Parish District Attorney’s Office, which would then investigate the challenge.
In the filing, Landry said that Grayson Lynn Bolgiano Jr., a registered voter in Youngsville, filed the required petition.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.