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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> ,.'.„m.... <br /> of tori''- DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> dti a rSJ'- <br /> i''`° 9' LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> 10 <br /> Ipii,�;�, l • P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> I‘Za ! BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> °e„ c. <br /> - . (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> wwwethics.la.gov <br /> April 18, 2016 <br /> Lynn D. Cawthorne <br /> Caddo Parish Commission, District 6 <br /> 401 Market St, Ste 1010 <br /> Shreveport, LA 71101 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2016-091 <br /> Dear Mr. Cawthorne: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its April 15, 2016 meeting, considered your request for <br /> an advisory opinion regarding whether you, as a member of the Caddo Parish <br /> Commission (Commission), may serve as an uncompensated board member for Camping <br /> World Independence Bowl Foundation (Foundation), Christian Services Program <br /> (Program), Minority Supplier Institute (Institute), and Goodwill Industries of Northwest <br /> Louisiana (Goodwill). If you serve as a board member for these entities, you also <br /> inquired as to whether you would be required to recuse yourself during a vote of the <br /> Commission regarding these entities. You provided the following background <br /> information for consideration in connection with your request: <br /> The Foundation is a non-profit organization that was established for the purpose of <br /> advertising and promoting the annual Independence Bowl football game in Shreveport. <br /> As a member of the Foundation's Board of Directors, you vote on its budget. <br /> Additionally, the Commission has provided funding, through its Economic Development <br /> Fund, to the Foundation for the last several years. <br /> The Program is a non-profit organization that is focused on uplifting the poor by helping <br /> them secure job training, running a soup kitchen, and providing assistance in emergency <br /> situations. You currently serve as President of the Program's Board of Directors. <br /> Additionally, the Commission has provided funding, through its Riverboat Fund, to the <br /> Program for the last several years. <br /> The Institute, an unincorporated subsidiary of the Strategic Action Council, provides <br /> business assistance to minority-owned businesses. While you serve as a board member <br /> for the Institute, you do not vote on its budget. Additionally, the Commission has <br /> provided funding to the Institute in the past. <br /> Finally, Goodwill is a non-profit organization focused on providing job training and <br /> contract services in the local community. As a board member for Goodwill, you vote on <br /> its budget. Additionally, Goodwill has a contract with the Caddo Parish Juvenile <br /> Services to provide job readiness training. However, the Commission does not vote on <br /> this contract, nor is it involved in awarding the contract. <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />