§ La. R.S. 18:481(untitled)

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Candidates who qualify for a general election
Except for candidates for a party primary office, the candidates who qualify for each office
remaining to be filled in the general election are those who received the two highest numbers of votes, the
four highest number of votes, and so on among those not elected in the primary election, until the maximum
number of candidates for each office on the general election ballot is reached.

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