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Ethics Board Docket No. 2022-239 <br /> Page 4 of 8 <br /> provides in pertinent part: <br /> §1112. Participation in certain transactions involving the governmental entity <br /> B. No public servant, except as provided in R.S. 42:1120, shall participate in a transaction <br /> involving the governmental entity in which,to his actual knowledge, any of the following <br /> persons has a substantial economic interest: <br /> (1)Any member of his immediate family. <br /> 2. <br /> The following terms are defined in Section 1102 of the Code and are relevant when <br /> analyzing the above Sections: <br /> (9) defines "elected official" to mean any person holding an office in a <br /> governmental entity which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate. <br /> (12) defines "governmental entity" to mean the state or any political <br /> subdivision...to which the elected official is elected. <br /> (13)defines"immediate family"to mean,as the term relates to a public servant,his <br /> children, the spouses of his children, his brothers and their spouses, his sisters and <br /> their spouses,his parents, his spouse, and the parents of his spouse. <br /> (15) defines "participate"to mean to take part in or to have or share responsibility <br /> for action of a governmental entity or a proceeding,personally, as a public servant <br /> of the governmental entity, through approval, disapproval, decision, <br /> recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or the failure to act or <br /> perform a duty. <br /> (19) defines"public servant"to mean a public employee or elected official. <br /> (2 1) defines"substantial economic interest"to mean an economic interest which is <br /> of greater benefit to the public servant or other person than to a general class or <br /> group of persons, except (a) the interest that the public servant has in his position, <br /> office, rank, salary, per diem, or other matter arising solely from his public <br /> employment or office (b) the interest that an elected official who is elected to a <br /> house,body,or authority has in a position or office of such house,body,or authority <br /> which is required to be filled by a member of such house,body,or authority by law, <br /> legislative rule, or home rule charter(c) the interest that a person has as a member <br /> of the general public. <br />