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Posted on 02/05/2006 7:29:33 AM PST by Libloather
In a word ... yes.I have not lived in Louisiana for a long time ... but, when I left, the law said that one may have more than one residence [e.g. a "home" and a "summer home"] ... but only one domicile. The key word here is domicile, which has an aura of permanence and primary and main, as opposed to residence which may have a temporary, part-time element involved.
An excellent illustration of residence versus domicile would be the late Mathilda Geddings Gray of Lake Charles who had many homes [residences] including ... one on Esplanade at Royal in New Orleans ... Evergreen Plantation on the West Bank of the Mississippi River [Edgard, LA IIRC] ... one in Paris [France] ... one in Montevideo [Uruguay] ... one in New York City [IIRC] ... and one on Shell Beach Drive in Lake Charles where she was domiciled.
I first became aware of the distinction between domicile and residence when Dutch Morial [took office in 1978 IIRC] ran for Mayor as a "resident" of his law office address [on Magazine Street IIRC] rather than his home [domicile] wherever that was.
Any FReeper with current knowledge of LA's law on domicile versus residence, and especially how that relates to eligibililty to vote in LA ... and/or run for office in LA [Nagin living in TX] ... is invited to weigh in on this topic.
I suspect this is a very grey area indeed right now.
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