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2017-1404
Type: Consent Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 10 page (s)
A consent opinion that Brian Pope, as the Lafayette City Marshal, violated La. R.S. 42:1111A by receiving compensation from Lafayette City Court and the City Marshal’s Office, which he was not duly entitled to receive for the performance of his job duties, and violated La. R.S. 42:1112A by instructing staff of the City Marshal’s Office to issue supplemental compensation checks to him.
2021-1041
Type: Consent Opinion Decision Date: 5/3/2024 9 page (s)
A consent opinion that Mark Savoie violated La. R.S. 42:1121B(1) by contracting with River Parishes Community College within two years following his termination of public employment to render the same services he performed as a public employee of River Parishes Community College.
2021-1054
Type: Consent Opinion Decision Date: 5/3/2024 6 page (s)
A consent opinion that Peter Bowen, an employee of the City of New Orleans, violated La. R.S. 42:1116A by his attempt to use his position within the City of New Orleans government to coerce or compel New Orleans Police Department Officers to overlook his alleged violation of criminal and traffic laws to avoid criminal charges and costs associated with the defense of those alleged criminal and traffic violations.
2021-144
Type: Consent Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 8 page (s)
A consent opinion that George Shaw, Jr. violated La. R.S. 42:1113A when he entered into a contract under the supervision or jurisdiction of the Town of Cotton Valley on March 13, 2018, to provide services as the Public Works Director while his brother, Reginald Shaw, was serving as an elected member of the Town of Cotton Valley Board of Aldermen.
2022-677
Type: Consent Opinion Decision Date: 5/3/2024 8 page (s)
A consent opinion that Calena Boullard, in her capacity as Executive Director of the Welsh Housing Authority, violated La. R.S. 42:1115A by receiving money from Lyness Matthews at a time when Lyness Matthews had or was seeking to obtain a contractual, business, or financial relationship with the Welsh Housing Authority.
2023-1006
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 5 page (s)
Advisory opinion on certain transactions and participation involving the Louisiana Rice Promotion Board and the USA Rice Council.
2023-1083
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 2 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Stephen Woods from rendering budget preparation services on a contractual basis back to the City of Opelousas within two years of terminating his employment as the City Treasurer/Finance Director.
2023-520
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 4 page (s)
Reconsideration of an advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Calcasieu Parish School Board employees from entering into transactions with the School Board to use, rent, or lease school facilities or from providing private compensated services to students in various scenarios.
2023-946
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 2 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit Anthony Amoroso from being employed by the St. George Fire District, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, while his mother serves as an elected City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge Metro Council Member since the Fire District and the City/Parish are separate governmental entities.
2023-968
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 4 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit BCB Architects from contracting with the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board while Matthew Daigrepont serves as a School Board member, provided he recuses himself from voting on any matter involving Bradley Guerin and BCB Architects.
2024-004
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 2 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Brian Brown's father and Brown's Grocery Store from selling gas or grocery items to or for the Cameron Parish Waterworks District No. 2 if Brian Brown is appointed as a member of the Waterworks Board.
2024-005
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 2 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit 100 Black Men of Greater Lafayette, Inc., a non-profit organization, from applying for and receiving federal grant funding from the Lafayette Community Development and Planning Department while Lafayette Fire Department employees serve as officers of the non-profit.
2024-009
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 2 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit Coley Johnson from contracting with DOTD's Section 56 ITS to install fiber boxes within two years of his retirement from DOTD since he did not install fiber boxes while employed by DOTD in Section 56 ITS.
2024-021
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 3 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Leon Spears from entering into any contract or transaction under the supervision or jurisdiction of the Louisiana Department of Health's Office of Public Health and from receiving compensation from any company with a contractual or other business relationship with the Office of Public Health.
2024-022
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 3 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit a former Baton Rouge City-Parish Department of Information Services employee from being employed by Environmental Science Services, Inc. and providing services under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
2024-023
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 3 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits The Villavaso Group LLC from entering into any subconsultant agreement with a member of the Lincoln Beach Community Advisory Committee regarding the Lincoln Beach Redevelopment Master Plan.
2024-044
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 2 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit Antonette Cannon, a Calcasieu Parish School Board (“CPSB”) employee, from performing dyslexia evaluations for private school students since the CPSB Pupil Appraisal Department does not provide dyslexia evaluations, and she has not participated in dyslexia evaluations as a CPSB employee.
2024-045
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 2 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit Leon Boudreaux from being employed as an intern with the Port Barre Police Department while his uncle, Deon Boudreaux, serves as the elected Chief of Police.
2024-046
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 2 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit Amelia Pellegrin, a former Port of New Orleans employee, from contracting with the Port of New Orleans to provide services on the Strategic Master Plan since her two-year post-employment period has passed.
2024-047
Type: Advisory Opinion Decision Date: 4/5/2024 2 page (s)
The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Shauna Sanford from being employed by the Louisiana Educational Television Authority ("LETA") for a period of two years from the date of she last served as Governor Edwards's designee on the LETA Board.
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