What are the legal qualifications for being mayor?
They are: “The mayor shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age, a qualified elector of the city and shall have actually resided for two (2) consecutive years immediately preceding the date of the general election in an area which, at the time set for qualifying for office, is within the incorporated boundaries of the city. He shall hold no other elective or appointive public office nor salaried employment except that of notary public or membership in the National Guard, the Reserve Defense Establishment or the Louisiana State Guard.” What are the powers of the mayor? In addition to being the chief executive officer of the city, with all executive and administrative authority to be exercised by and through the mayor, except as limited by the charter, those powers are: (1) Appoint and suspend or remove for just cause all city employees and appointive administrative officers provided for by or under this charter, except as otherwise provided by law, this charter, civil service or ot
