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LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> CONSENT OPINION <br /> RE: IN THE MATTER OF BOARD NO: 2023-887 <br /> HOLLY SANDERS <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics (the "BOE"), in its capacity as the Supervisory Committee <br /> on Campaign Finance Disclosure, pursuant to the authority contained in the Campaign Finance <br /> Disclosure Act(hereinafter referred to as the"CFDA"), La. R.S. 18:1481, et. seq., and particularly <br /> Section 1511.4 of the CFDA, conducted a confidential investigation concerning information that <br /> Holly Sanders, in her capacity as a candidate for the office of Lafayette Parish School Board <br /> Member, District 8, in the October 14, 2023 election, may have violated La. R.S. 18:1505.2I(1)of <br /> the CFDA by virtue of expending campaign funds to pay her wholly-owned website design and <br /> social media management business, High Standards Business Solutions, for work she personally <br /> performed on her campaign. <br /> On the basis of information obtained during the investigation, and with the concurrence of <br /> Holly Sanders, the BOE and Holly Sanders enter into this Consent Opinion as follows: <br /> I. <br /> PARTIES: <br /> The Parties hereto are: <br /> Holly Sanders, a person of the full age of majority, domiciled in the Parish of <br /> Lafayette with the last known address of 113 Endfield Circle, Lafayette, <br /> Louisiana 70508; and <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics,an agency of the State of Louisiana, domiciled <br /> in East Baton Rouge Parish whose mailing address is P.O. Box 4368, Baton <br /> Rouge, Louisiana, 70821. <br />