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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> 0.05 LOU'''' DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> :71(co A LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> .�°dila y <br /> P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> � . BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> �•` (225)219-5600 <br /> "•.gym"'d, <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> wwwethicsstatela.us <br /> January 24, 2017 <br /> Julius P. Hebert, Jr. <br /> Terrebonne Parish Attorney <br /> 4752 Hwy 311, Ste 114 <br /> Houma, LA 70360 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2016-1296 <br /> Dear Mr. Hebert: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its January 20, 2017 meeting, considered your request <br /> for an advisory opinion, submitted on behalf of Arlanda J. Williams, regarding whether <br /> Mrs. Williams, as an elected member of the Terrebonne Parish Council (Council), may <br /> participate in transactions in which Gilsbar, LLC, has a substantial economic interest. <br /> Additionally, you asked for an advisory opinion regarding whether Mrs. Williams may <br /> continue her employment with Gilsbar, LLC, at a time when it has a contract of insurance <br /> with the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government (Parish). If so, you asked whether <br /> Mrs. Williams is required to file disclosure statements, in accordance with La. R.S. <br /> 42:1114A. You provided the following background information for consideration in <br /> connection with your request: <br /> The Council approves the selection of insurance agents by ordinance and insurers by <br /> resolution based upon a majority of Council membership voting. The Parish recently <br /> solicited proposals from agents of record and insurers for group health insurance <br /> coverage for its employees, including medical, dental and pharmacy benefits. A risk <br /> management insurance committee, appointed by the Parish's Administration, vetted the <br /> proposals and narrowed the choices down to three companies and their respective agents: <br /> 1) Blue Cross/Blue Shield, brokered by South Louisiana Financial Services, LLC, or <br /> Laris Insurance Agency, 2) Gilsbar, LLC, brokered by Anthony J. Alford Insurance <br /> Corporation, and 3) United Healthcare Services, Inc., brokered by South Louisiana <br /> Financial Services, LLC, or Laris Insurance Agency. The risk management insurance <br /> committee presented the three proposals to the Council's Policy and Procedure <br /> Committee (Committee), which is made up of the entire 9-member Council, at its <br /> meeting on November 14, 2016, to which the agents were invited to present their <br /> proposals. The Committee was tasked with choosing a group health insurance provider <br /> and its agent of record at the Committee meeting. <br /> Mrs. Williams is also a full-time employee of Gilsbar, LLC, as a Heath and Claims <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />