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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> OV Lop DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> > P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> C�A4IDEN (225)219-5600 <br /> «o» FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.Ia.gov <br /> April 10, 2023 <br /> Paul D. Escott <br /> Assistant City-Parish Attorney <br /> Lafayette Legal Department <br /> P.O. Box 4368 <br /> Lafayette, Louisiana 70821 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2023-208 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. Escott: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on April 5, 2023, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion on behalf of the Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government ("LCG") as to <br /> whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code")prohibits the hiring of Jared Gaspard and the <br /> approval of a disqualification plan in the event he is hired. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> Jordan Gaspard was recently promoted by LCG to the position of a Power Production Shift <br /> Supervisor in the Power Production Division of Lafayette Utilities Systems("LUS"). He oversees <br /> a four-man Power Plant Technician crew. He reports to Power Production Operations Supervisor <br /> Bob Myres. <br /> Jordan Gaspard's brother, Jared Gaspard, is a candidate to be hired to fill an open Power Plant <br /> Technician position with LUS. This position would report to Power Production Shift Supervisor <br /> Jerry Leger. Jordan Gaspard would not have supervisory authority over this position or technician <br /> crew with LUS. <br /> ISSUE NO. 1—NEPOTISM <br /> LAw <br /> La. R.S. 42:1119(A): No member of the immediate family of an agency head shall be employed in <br /> his agency. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1102 provides the following definitions: <br /> (2)(a) "Agency" means a department, office, division, agency, commission, board, <br /> committee, or other organizational unit of a governmental entity. For purposes <br /> of this Chapter, "agency of the public servant" and "his agency" when used in <br /> reference to the agency of a public servant shall mean: <br /> Page 1 of 3 (BD 2023-208) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />