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State Supreme Court reinstates former Lafourche councilman's conviction


The state s highest court has reinstated the conviction and sentence for a former Lafourche Parish councilman accused of falsely declaring he was a permanent resident of his district.  
After hearing evidence from both sides in March, the Louisiana Supreme Court Thursday reinstated the conviction for James Bourgeois, who was convicted in 2018 of filing false public records. 
The case now heads back to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal in Baton Rouge.  
Following Bourgeois’ conviction by a six-member jury, District Judge Steven Miller gave him a suspended three-year sentence and ordered him to serve two years of supervised probation and 200 hours of community service.   ....

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