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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> �OF•L1O DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> ' P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> * * BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> �ONeiocN`� (225)219-5600 <br /> .,,.•• FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www,ethics.1a.gov <br /> April 7, 2025 <br /> Ronald Scott Harrington <br /> 316 Ann Avenue <br /> Sulphur, Louisiana 70663 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2025-073 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. Harrington: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on April 4, 2025, considered your advisory opinion <br /> request as to whether the post-employment restrictions in the Code of Governmental Ethics <br /> ("Code") prohibits you, as Operations Manager of Mosquito Control with the Calcasieu Parish <br /> Police Jury, following retirement, from working with a private company, Azelis AE&S, which <br /> previously was a vendor of the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You are currently employed with the Mosquito Control department of the Calcasieu Parish Police <br /> Jury. You report to the Director of Mosquito Control, Nathan Areno. You supervise supervisors <br /> and other staff in your area of operations. <br /> Your job duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to, assisting the Director in <br /> developing, implementing, and evaluating programs within Mosquito Control; assisting the <br /> Director with the preparation of the budget; reviewing performance data to monitor and measure <br /> productivity, goal progress,and activity levels; and overseeing initiatives within Mosquito Control <br /> to enhance and improve service delivery. <br /> You stated that you will be retiring soon. You would like to accept employment in a sales position <br /> with a private company,Azelis AE&S. You would serve as an outside sales representative for all <br /> of Louisana and Mississippi. During your tenure with Mosquito Control,you purchased chemicals <br /> and equipment from Azelis AE&S. You ask whether the company will be allowed to continue <br /> business with Calceasieu Parish if you have no dealing with procurement, bidding, etc. on <br /> transactions between the parish and the company. <br /> LAw <br /> La. R.S. 42:1121B. No former public employee shall, for a period of two years following the <br /> termination of his public employment, assist another person,for compensation,in a transaction,or <br /> in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such former public employee <br /> participated at any time during his public employment and involving the governmental entity by <br /> which he was formerly employed, or for a period of two years following the termination of his <br /> public employment, render, any service which such former public employee had rendered to the <br /> Page 1 of 4 (BD 2025-073) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />