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Ethics Board Docket No. 2014-1278 Page 7 of 10 of any guilt, and reflects that after ten years of costly litigation, the exhaustion, health concerns, and business concerns must be their priority. In granting a preliminary injunction, the 19th Judicial District Court made findings of fact: that Mr. Savoie was a private citizen who did not seek public employment or public office, and that he was an independent contractor just like the myriad other vendors and service providers who work for Parishes and municipalities across Louisiana. Because the Respondent was not performing a governmental function—they are engineers —and there was no supervision of their substantive work performed, Respondent believes these charges are meritless. At every significant milestone the Respondent has been satisfied that not only were they successful in defending their name and business reputation but,also,that common sense prevailed. There was no employment relationship nor were the Respondent or its agents ever public employees — despite the admittedly amorphous definitions in the law that should be refined to ensure this does not occur ever again. That same common sense is the reason Respondent is agreeable to settlement today: defending this matter for 10 years is a waste of both the state's resources, as well as their own.