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

By: Greg LaRose

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: May 15, 2026

Words: 610

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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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 meantime, an order Chief Justice John Weimer issued Thursday allows Chelsea Richard Napoleon, previously the clerk of Orleans Civil District Court, to lead the joint office. A new state law, with Gov. Jeff Landry’s backing, …

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