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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> Lopc�f DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> p, P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> * * BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> CO''FIDE"C (225)219-5600 <br /> »o»• <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www,ethics.Ia.gov <br /> July 10, 2023 <br /> Silas Cooper <br /> New Orleans Center for Creative Arts <br /> 2800 Chartres Street <br /> New Orleans, Louisiana 70117 <br /> RE: Docket No. 2023-430 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. Cooper: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics ("Board"), at its July 7, 2023 meeting, considered your request for <br /> an advisory opinion as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") would prohibit you <br /> from becoming an Ambassador for the 2023 New Orleans Men Wear Pink organization of the <br /> American Cancer Society while you serve as the President/CEO of the New Orleans Center for <br /> Creative Arts. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You are the President/CEO of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. You have been invited <br /> to become an Ambassador for the 2023 New Orleans Men Wear Pink organization of the American <br /> Cancer Society. The Ambassador role and responsibilities include fundraising, wearing pink for <br /> the month of October, and raising awareness through social network. Benefits include a prize for <br /> the top fundraiser, a Men Wear Pink lapel pin, and a special recognition item for men raising <br /> $2,500 or more. <br /> The American Cancer Society has no contractual, financial or business relationships with the New <br /> Orleans Center for Creative Arts. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1115A provides that no public servant shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, <br /> any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, <br /> agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that <br /> such person: <br /> (1) Has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the <br /> public servant's agency. <br /> Page 1 of 3 (2023-430) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />