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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> , of LOUT' DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> 44‘.(4.** Sr9' <br /> t, y ��,�ti, LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> ui�,� P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> °oEMyY 0' (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.state.la.us <br /> January 24, 2017 <br /> Wallace Sibley <br /> Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc. <br /> 45300 North Baptist Road <br /> Hammond, LA 70401 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2016-1045 <br /> Dear Mr. Sibley: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its January 20, 2017 meeting, considered your request <br /> for an advisory opinion regarding whether Quad Area Community Action Agency, Inc.'s <br /> (Agency) employees and members of its Board of Directors are required to take the <br /> annual ethics training, in accordance with La. R.S. 42:1170A. You provided the <br /> following information for consideration in connection with your request: <br /> The Agency is a private, non-profit community action agency that has operated in <br /> Louisiana since 1976. It administers federal grants to assist low-income, needy, elderly, <br /> and disabled residents various parishes including Ascension, East Feliciana, Livingston, <br /> St. Helena, Tangipahoa, Washington, and West Feliciana. The following federal grants <br /> are awarded to the Agency through the State of Louisiana: <br /> 1. Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) — federal funds <br /> received through the Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC) to assist low income <br /> households in offsetting the burden of high energy costs. <br /> 2. Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) — federal funds received through LHC <br /> insulate the dwellings of low income persons particularly the elderly and <br /> handicapped, in order to aid those persons least able to afford higher energy costs <br /> and to conserve energy. <br /> 3. Adult Education Program (AEP) — federal funds received through the Louisiana <br /> Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) to prepare individuals for <br /> GED testing, allowing them to raise their education level to successfully enter the <br /> workforce. <br /> 4. Community Service Block Grant (CSBG) — federal funds received through the <br /> Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) to support the Agency's administration <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />