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La. R.S. 42:1119: No member of the immediate family of an agency head shall be employed in his agency. La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(vi) defines "agency" for public servants of political subdivisions to mean the office, division, agency, commission, board, committee, or other organizational unit in which he works. La. R.S. 42:1102(3) defines "agency head"to mean the chief executive or administrative officer of an agency. La. R.S. 42:1102(13) defines "immediate family"to include a public servant's siblings. ANALYSIS As employees of the Crowley Fire Department, Ricky Heinen and John Heinen would be public employees pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(18)(a) and public servants pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(19). The agency head for the Crowley Fire Department is Chief Louis Romero Jr. La R.S. 42:1119 does not prohibit John Heinen from being employed with the Crowley Fire Department since his father is not an agency head. However, Ricky Heinen is prohibited by La. R.S. 42:1112(B)(1) from participating in any transaction in which his son, John Heinen, has a substantial economic interest. Therefore, the proposed disqualification plan above allows Ricky Heinen to avoid violation of La. R.S. 42:1112B(1). CONCLUSION The Board concluded, and instructed me to infonn you, that the Code that the proposed disqualification plan has been approved. This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts as presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics. The Board issues no opinion.as to past conduct or as to laws other than the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics,the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act,the Lobbyist Disclosure Acts, and the conflict of interest provisions contained in the Louisiana Gaming Control Law. If you have any questions, please contact me at(800) 842-6630 or(225)219-5600. Sincerely, LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS Mallory A. G illot For the Board Page 2 of 2 (BD 2024-953)