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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> OF LOUlTl DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> 1 °F�y LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> "NfIOEN� (225)219-5600 <br /> ,,.•• FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> February 10, 2025 <br /> Darryl Hurst <br /> 3535 Riley St. <br /> Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70805 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2024-671 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. Hurst: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on February 7, 2025, considered your advisory <br /> opinion request as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") permits you to serve as <br /> a member of the Crime Prevention&Improvement District while also serving as a councilman for <br /> East Baton Rouge. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You currently serve as a councilman for the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton <br /> Rouge. You would like to serve as a member of the Crime Prevention and Improvement District <br /> for the Monticello Subdivision. The Crime Prevention and Improvement District is a political <br /> subdivision of the state as defined in the Constitution of Louisiana. The district is established for <br /> the primary object and purpose of promoting and encouraging the beatification, security, and <br /> overall betterment of the district. The district is governed by a seven-member board of <br /> commissioners.The member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council,whose district <br /> encompasses all or the greater portion area of the district, shall appoint one member.All members <br /> serve without compensation. <br /> LAw <br /> La. R.S. 42:1113A(1)(a) No public servant, excluding any legislator and any appointed member <br /> of any board or commission and any member of a governing authority of a parish with a population <br /> of ten thousand or less, or member of such a public servant's immediate family, or legal entity in <br /> which he has a controlling interest shall bid on or enter into any contract, subcontract, or other <br /> transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such public servant. <br /> ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSION <br /> The Board concluded and instructed me to inform you that La. R.S. 42:1113A prohibits you from <br /> being appointed by the East Baton Rouge Council to the Crime Prevention and Improvement <br /> District.Additionally, this may present an issue addressed by the Louisiana Dual Office-Holding <br /> Laws, which are under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General. The Board suggests you contact <br /> that office regarding the application of those laws. A copy of your request and this opinion has <br /> been forwarded to the Attorney General's Office. <br /> Page 1 of 2 (BD 2024-671) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />