Bug: LaTeX block above first heading ignored by latex exporter [8.2.3c (release_8.2.3c-308-gc811bb @ /home/rob/sw/org-mode/lisp/)]

[Rob Stewart <robstewart57@gmail.com>]

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I have a simple orgmode document that has a #+BEGIN_LATEX .. #+END_LATEX
block before the first heading "Introduction". When this heading is not
exported, i.e. there are no headings, then the LaTeX block is properly
exported. When this heading is exported, the LaTeX block is omitted from
the exported document.

DOCUMENT:
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
#+LaTeX_CLASS: article

#+TITLE: My Title
#+AUTHOR: Joe Bloggs
#+OPTIONS: H:5

#+BEGIN_LATEX
\begin{abstract}
This is my abstract.
\end{abstract}
#+END_LATEX

#+TOC: headlines 2

* Introduction                                                     :export:

Hello.
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

EXPECTED:
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\author{Joe Bloggs}
\date{\today}
\title{My Title}
\hypersetup{
  pdfkeywords={},
  pdfsubject={},
  pdfcreator={Emacs 24.3.1 (Org mode 8.2.3c)}}
\begin{document}

\maketitle
\tableofcontents

\begin{abstract}
This is my abstract.
\end{abstract}

\setcounter{tocdepth}{2}
\tableofcontents

\section{Introduction}
\label{sec-1}

Hello.
% Emacs 24.3.1 (Org mode 8.2.3c)
\end{document}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

ACTUAL:
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\author{Joe Bloggs}
\date{\today}
\title{My Title}
\hypersetup{
  pdfkeywords={},
  pdfsubject={},
  pdfcreator={Emacs 24.3.1 (Org mode 8.2.3c)}}
\begin{document}

\maketitle
\tableofcontents


\section{Introduction}
\label{sec-1}

Hello.
% Emacs 24.3.1 (Org mode 8.2.3c)
\end{document}
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%



Emacs  : GNU Emacs 24.3.1 (i686-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.8.2)
 of 2013-08-14 on buildvm-06.phx2.fedoraproject.org
Package: Org-mode version 8.2.3c (release_8.2.3c-308-gc811bb @ /home/rob/sw/org-mode/lisp/)

current state:
==============
(setq
 org-ctrl-c-ctrl-c-hook '(org-babel-hash-at-point org-babel-execute-safely-maybe)
 org-latex-format-headline-function 'org-latex-format-headline-default-function
 org-html-format-inlinetask-function 'ignore
 org-export-with-drawers nil
 org-export-copy-to-kill-ring t
 org-export-date-timestamp-format "%Y-%m-%d"
 org-export-with-tags 'not-in-toc
 org-export-preprocess-before-selecting-backend-code-hook '(org-beamer-select-beamer-code)
 org-tab-first-hook '(org-hide-block-toggle-maybe org-src-native-tab-command-maybe
                      org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand)
 org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers
                  org-cycle-hide-inline-tasks org-cycle-show-empty-lines
                  org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change)
 org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text)
 org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-default-hook org-babel-speed-command-hook)
 org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default
 org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer)
 org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter)
 org-export-latex-after-blockquotes-hook '(org-special-blocks-convert-latex-special-cookies)
 org-html-format-headline-function 'ignore
 org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe)
 org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 org-export-latex-format-toc-function 'org-export-latex-format-toc-default
 org-latex-classes '(("phd" "\\documentclass{hwthesis}" ("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}")
                      ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
                      ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
                      ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}")
                      ("\\paragraph{%s}" . "\\paragraph*{%s}")
                      ("\\subparagraph{%s}" . "\\subparagraph*{%s}"))
                     ("article" "\\documentclass[11pt]{article}"
                      ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
                      ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
                      ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}")
                      ("\\paragraph{%s}" . "\\paragraph*{%s}")
                      ("\\subparagraph{%s}" . "\\subparagraph*{%s}"))
                     ("report" "\\documentclass[11pt]{report}" ("\\part{%s}" . "\\part*{%s}")
                      ("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}") ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
                      ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
                      ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}"))
                     ("book" "\\documentclass[11pt]{book}" ("\\part{%s}" . "\\part*{%s}")
                      ("\\chapter{%s}" . "\\chapter*{%s}") ("\\section{%s}" . "\\section*{%s}")
                      ("\\subsection{%s}" . "\\subsection*{%s}")
                      ("\\subsubsection{%s}" . "\\subsubsection*{%s}"))
                     )
 org-latex-format-drawer-function '(lambda (name contents) contents)
 org-export-preprocess-after-blockquote-hook '(org-special-blocks-make-special-cookies)
 org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer)
 org-export-first-hook '(org-beamer-initialize-open-trackers)
 org-mode-hook '((lambda nil (flyspell-mode 1))
                 #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
                   [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-block-all append local] 5]
                 #[nil "\300\301\302\303\304$\207"
                   [org-add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5]
                 org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes
                 (lambda nil (org-indent-mode t)))
 org-ascii-format-drawer-function '(lambda (name contents width) contents)
 org-from-is-user-regexp "\\<Rob Stewart\\>"
 org-html-format-drawer-function '(lambda (name contents) contents)
 org-export-latex-final-hook '(org-beamer-amend-header org-beamer-fix-toc
                               org-beamer-auto-fragile-frames
                               org-beamer-place-default-actions-for-lists)
 org-export-latex-after-initial-vars-hook '(org-beamer-after-initial-vars)
 org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe)
 org-latex-link-with-unknown-path-format "\\texttt{??}"
 org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO" "IN-PROGRESS" "WAITING" "DONE"))
 org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer)
 org-export-html-after-blockquotes-hook '(org-special-blocks-convert-html-special-cookies)
 org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current)
 org-babel-tangle-lang-exts '(("lisp" . "lisp") ("emacs-lisp" . "el"))
 org-babel-load-languages '((emacs-lisp . t) (sh . t) (lisp . t) (R . t))
 org-latex-format-inlinetask-function 'ignore
 org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p
 )