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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> OF LOO DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIViL SERVICE <br /> '�w°� JLS'��f9 LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> �o . n k:� � �2 <br /> �n �'' 1`� > P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> ��j 9 <br /> * %��� -����� * BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 � <br /> cONFioEH`� (225)219-5600 <br /> ••.,,,,,..• FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> May 6, 2025 <br /> Christopher Moody <br /> Moody Law Firm <br /> Audubon Centre <br /> 1250 S.W. Railroad Ave. <br /> Hammond, Louisiana 70403 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2025-112 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. Moody, <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on May 2, 2025, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") permits a fornler <br /> Livingston Parish Council member to be employed by the Livingston Parish President's <br /> Administration following the end of their term as a council rnember. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> The Livingston Parish government is a local governmental subdivision which operates under a <br /> Home Rule Charter and, subject to said charter, is authorized to eYercise any power and perform <br /> any function necessary, requisite or proper for the management of its local affairs. Home Rule <br /> Charter Section 1-02 provides: <br /> The plan of government provided by this Home Rule Charter shall be known as the <br /> "President- Council" form of government. It shall consist of an elected �resident <br /> who shall be the chief executive officer and head of the executive branch and an <br /> elected council which shall be called the Livingston Parish Council and shall <br /> constitute the legislative branch of the government. <br /> You ask whether Maurice Keen, a council member, can be employed by the executive branch of <br /> government, the Livingston Parish President's Administration, as an assistant to help implement <br /> new zoning ordinances,following the end of their term of office as a council memUer. Mr. Keen's <br /> term of office ended in January 2024. <br /> This hiring does not have to be approved or confirmed by the Livingston Parish Council. <br /> Page 1 of 2 (BD 2025-112) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />