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Docket No. 14-033
Appearance in connection with an untimely waiver request submitted by Thomas Cade Benoit, a member of the Acadia Parish Police Jury, regarding a $2500 late fee assessed for filing his 2010 Tier 2 amendment annual pfd 170 days late and a $2500 late fee assessed for filing his 2010 Tier 2 amendment candidate pfd 170 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-565
Appearance in connection with the reconsideration of a waiver request submitted by Stephen Cagle, a member of the Bayou D'Arbonne Lake Watershed District, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing a 2012 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 34 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-1344
Appearance in connection with a request that the Board waive the $300, $600, and $600 campaign finance late fees assessed against Charles O'Brien, a candidate for School Board Member, District 8, East Baton Rouge Parish in the November 4, 2014 Election, whose 30-P, EDE-P, and 10-G campaign finance disclosure reports, which were filed 5, 20, and 62 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-1470
Appearance in connection with a waiver request submitted by Elizabeth Pittman-McDaniel, a member of the Tangipahoa Parish School Board, regarding a $500 late fee assessed for filing her 2013 Tier 2 annual pfd 5 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-092
Waiver request submitted by Ernest Wooton, State Representative - District 105, regarding a $2,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2012 Tier 2 Annual PFS 483 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-143
Appearance in connection with an advisory opinion request from Dr. C. Richard Atkins, D.D.S., regarding whether the prohibition on state employees lobbying found in La. R.S. 24:56F apply to members of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry and further whether the members of the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry have a duty to report any potential violation in compliance with La. R.S. 42:1161A. |
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Docket No. 15-185
Appearance in connection with a waiver request submitted by Elliott J. Bizette, Jr., candidate for constable - Pointe Coupee Parish - in the November 4, 2014 election, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2013 Tier 3 Candidate PFD 116 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-193
Appearance in connection with a waiver request submitted by Jacqueline Billeaudeau Labat, Council for the Development of French in Louisiana, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing her 2012 Tier 2.1 Annual PFD 126 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-200
Appearance in connection with a waiver request submitted by Lyndon Blanchard, a former member of the Aquatic Chelonian Research and Promotion Board, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2012 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 399 days late and a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2013 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 66 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-261
Appearance in connection with a request that the Board waive the $350 late fee assessed against Lobbyist Louis Buatt, based upon the late filing of his September 2014 Lobbyist Expenditure Report. |
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Docket No. CHART
Chart for Advisory Opinion Requests on the General Consent April 2015 Agenda. |
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Docket No. 14-1357
Advisory opinion request by Donald Bergeron, Secretary-Treasurer of Evangeline Parish Police Jury, regarding whether Grant Soileau and his son, Hunter Soileau, may both serve as members of the Evangeline Parish Fire District Board #2 (EPFD). |
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Docket No. 14-1561
Advisory opinion regarding whether Charlene Worley, an employee with the Department of Children and Family Services, may apply for the position of project manager with RedMane Technologies to work on a contract with the Department of Children and Family Services to maintain and enhance the child support system, which may include maintaining elements of the CAFÉ system. |
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Docket No. 15-021
Advisory opinion request by Oscar Dantzler of Dantzler's Affordable Bail Bond regarding whether he may continue to work as a bail bondsman if he is hired as a Deputy Marshal for the 7th Ward District in Tangipahoa Parish (District). |
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Docket No. 15-064
Advisory opinion request regarding whether Christopher Basile, a laborer for the St. Bernard Parish Department of Recreation, Culture, and Tourism (DRCT), may work as a contract employee with Greater New Orleans Sports Officials, if they secure a professional services agreement with St. Bernard Parish government. |
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Docket No. 15-065
Advisory opinion request as to whether Cassandra Duhon, the daughter of Lee Faulk, the agency head of the Road and Bridge Department for Cameron Parish, may train as an employee in his agency before he retires. |
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Docket No. 15-106
Advisory opinion request regarding whether Gerald Hebert, the son of a member of the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System, may be employed by the Louisiana Small Business Development Center located at University of Louisiana Lafayette. |
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Docket No. 15-108
Advisory opinion regarding whether Keenan Broussard may serve on the Henderson-Nina Water Board of Directors while his wife Judy Broussard is a councilwoman for the Town of Henderson. |
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Docket No. 15-111
Advisory opinion request regarding the propriety of R. David Brown renting a residential property to other lobbyists, legislators, or legislative employees. |
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Docket No. 15-113
Advisory opinion request by Dawn Brown regarding whether being employed by District 62 Gang 550 within the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) will pose a conflict with her outside employment as owner and operator of CDL Training & Consulting LLC (CDL Consulting). |
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Docket No. 15-148
Advisory opinion regarding the application of La. R.S. 42:1123(22) to Troy Trahan, a former member of the Town of Lake Arthur Council, within two years of the termination of his office. |
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Docket No. 15-150
Advisory opinion request regarding post-employment restrictions that would apply to J. Albert Ellis, the former Monroe Regional Office Chief for the Attorney General's Office. |
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Docket No. 15-157
Advisory opinion request regarding whether Brian Champagne, the Registrar of Voters for St. Charles Parish, can express his opinion for or against proposed legislation before a committee of the legislature or to a legislator individually. |
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Docket No. 15-159
Advisory opinion request by Diann House, Vivian City Clerk, regarding whether Ryan Nelson, the Vivian Chief of Police, may hire her son, Henry House II, as a part-time dispatcher. |
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Docket No. 15-160
Advisory opinion request regarding whether Lindora Baker, a Caddo Parish Commissioner, may accept employment with a medical clinic owned by Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana at a time when Biomedical Research Foundation of Northwest Louisiana has a financial relationship with Caddo Parish. |
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Docket No. 15-165
Advisory opinion request submitted on behalf of the Board of Commissioners of the East Union Parish Hospital Service District regarding disclosure requirements pursuant to the Code of Governmental Ethics and whether a pharmacy owned by a board member can participate in the 340B Drug Discount Program. |
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Docket No. 15-167
Advisory opinion request regarding whether Charles LeJeune may be hired by the Folklife Program (Program) to research Louisiana's Neutral Strip while he serves as a member of the Louisiana Folklife Commission (Commission). |
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Docket No. 15-171
Advisory opinion request by Bill King regarding whether he may submit a bid for contract services with the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), another state agency, or perform consultant work following his retirement from the Research and Development Section (Section) within the Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) of DOTD. |
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Docket No. 15-172
Advisory opinion request as to whether the daughter of Patti Ellish, the President and CEO of St. Tammany Parish Hospital, may enter into an independent contractor relationship with a healthcare contractor of the St. Tammany Parish Hospital. |
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Docket No. 15-204
Advisory opinion regarding whether Renee Grantham, Director of the Allen Parishes Library, may accept complimentary admission from Ashley Weaver to attend an award banquet at which Ms. Weaver is nominated for an award. |
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Docket No. 15-276
Advisory opinion request regarding whether Mark Perry, an employee of the Department of Health and Hospitals' Medicaid Bayou Health Program, can be employed as the Provider Relations Manager with Aetna Better Health, Inc., following the termination of his public service. |
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Docket No. 15-073
Answer submitted on behalf of the Crab Task Force ex-officio members, Julie Ann Anderson, Rex Caffery, Alan Matherne, Melissa Trosclair Daigle, Jack Coburn Isaacs, and Carl F. Britt, Jr. in response to notices of delinquency issued for the failure to file 2013 annual personal financial disclosure statements. |
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Docket No. 15-128
Answer submitted by Donald Armand, former member of the City of Alexandria Employee Retirement System Board, in response to a Notice of Delinquency requesting he file his 2013 Tier 2.1 annual pfd. |
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Docket No. 15-129
Answer filed by George Mayeaux, former member of the Avoyelles Parish Police Jury, in response to a Notice of Delinquency received requesting he file his 2013 Tier 3 annual pfd. |
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Docket No. 15-131
Answer submitted on behalf of Clint Michael "Mike" Domangue, Jr., a former member of the Houma Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (Terrebonne Parish), in lieu of filing a personal financial disclosure statement in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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Docket No. 15-133
Answer submitted on behalf of Nellisha D. Johnson, a former member of the Board of Aldermen for the Village of Saline, Bienville Parish, in lieu of filing a personal financial disclosure statement in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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Docket No. 15-134
Answer submitted by Joseph W. Mosley, former Constable for Jackson Parish District C, in lieu of filing a personal financial disclosure statement in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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Docket No. 15-135
Answer submitted by Todd P. Murphy, a former member of the Southeast Regional Airport Authority in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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Docket No. 15-136
Answer submitted by Frank R. Bayer, Police Pension Fund Board of Trustees, in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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Docket No. 15-137
Answer submitted by Paul W. Castile, Embalmers and Funeral Directors Board, in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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Docket No. 15-138
Answer submitted by Brad A. Brechtel, a former member of the Children's Charter School Board in response to a notice of delinquency. Children's Charter School is located in East Baton Rouge Parish. |
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Docket No. 15-174
Answer submitted by Deloris Lynch, member of the Shreve Memorial Library Board, in response to a notice of delinquency for failure to file a personal financial disclosure statement. |
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Docket No. 15-176
Answer submitted on behalf of W. Nelson Philpot, former board member of the Homer Memorial Hospital Service District (Claiborne Parish), in lieu of filing a hospital service district disclosure statement in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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Docket No. 15-177
Answer submitted by Craig Andrews a member of the Board of River Port Pilots Commission in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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Docket No. 15-178
Answer filed by David Williams, former member of the Feed, Fertilizer, and Agriculture Liming Commission, in response to a notice of delinquency received requesting he file a 2013 Tier 2.1 annual pfd. |
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Docket No. 15-179
Answer submitted by Kyle Eugene Todd, a member of the Flyway Byway Board, in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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Docket No. 15-180
Answer submitted by John Pennington Cadenhead, a member of the Capitol Area Groundwater Conservation Commission in response to a notice of delinquency. |
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Docket No. 15-181
Staff memo regarding a response received from Danny Ray Keyes, a former member of the Workforce Investment Board, regarding his failure to file his 2013 Tier 2.1 Annual Personal Financial Disclosure Statement. |
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Docket No. 15-182
Staff memo regarding a response received from Dan P. Logan, Jr., a former member of the Caddo Parish Levee District, regarding his failure to file his 2013 Tier 2.1 Annual Personal Financial Disclosure Statement. |
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Docket No. 15-183
Staff memo regarding a response received from Pinckney A. Wood, a member of the Louisiana Animal Welfare Commission, regarding his failure to file his 2013 Tier 2.1 Annual Personal Financial Disclosure Statement. |
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Docket No. 15-184
Notice of disclosures filed with the Board during January 2015. |
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Docket No. 15-199
Notice of disclosures filed with the Board during February 2015. |
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Docket No. 03-1002
Consideration of an opinion concerning Jimbo Davlin failing to file reports in connection with the October 4, 2003 election. |
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Docket No. 10-705
Consent opinion regarding former Port Allen Mayor, Tommy Nelson, who was involved in and convicted during "Operation Blighted Official." |
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Docket No. 12-1422
Consent order regarding the employment of Clint Williams as a nurse with the Villa Feliciana Medical Complex while his mother, Linda Williams, serves as the Director of Nurses. |
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Docket No. 13-1355
Consent opinion regarding the Assumption Parish Police Jury and/or the Assumption Parish Water Board purchasing vehicles from a dealership where a member of the Police Jury, Jeff Naquin, is employed. |
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Docket No. 15-205
Advisory opinion request regarding whether Lynn Kliebert may be promoted from Assistant Chief Financial Officer to Chief Financial Officer with Teche Regional Hospital while his spouse, Kathy Kliebert, is the Secretary of the Department of Health and Hospitals. |
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Docket No. LEGISLA
Consideration of legislation for the 2015 Regular Legislative Session. |
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WAIVER REQUESTS - CAMPAIGN FINANCE |
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Docket No. 15-206
Request that the Board waive the $1,000 and $1,000 campaign finance late fees assessed against Kent Mayeux, a candidate for Justice of the Peace, East Baton Rouge Parish in the November 4, 2014 Election, whose 30-P and 10-P campaign finance disclosure reports were not filed. |
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Docket No. 15-235
Request that the Board waive the $400 campaign finance late fee assessed against Christopher Daigle, a candidate for School Board Member, District G, Iberville Parish in the November 4, 2014 Election, whose 10-G campaign finance disclosure report was filed 21 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-241
Request that the Board waive the $1,000 campaign finance late fee assessed against Terance Irvin, a candidate for Council Member, Division D, City of Gonzales, Ascension Parish in the November 6, 2012 election, whose 2013 Supplemental campaign finance disclosure report was filed inaccurately. |
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WAIVER REQUESTS - PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE |
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Docket No. 14-221
Waiver request submitted by Rita Benson LeBlanc, a member of the New Orleans Business Alliance, regarding a $400 late fee assessed for filing her 2011 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 8 days late and a $700 late fee assessed for filing her 2012 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 14 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-1248
Waiver request submitted by Mary Neiheisel, a member of the Acadiana Area Human Services District, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing her amended 2011 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 182 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-1464
Waiver request submitted by Gerri Hobdy, a member of the Louisiana Arts Council, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing her amended 2012 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 189 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-117
Waiver request submitted by Robert L. Roussel, Port of South Louisiana Commission, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2012 Annual 2.1 PFD 176 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-119
Waiver request submitted by Vergil J. Sandifer, Ponchatoula City Council - Tangipahoa Parish, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2012 Tier 3 Annual PFD 378 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-120
Waiver request submitted by Kermie Valentine, a former member of the Sabine River Authority, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for failing to file a 2012 Tier 2.1 annual pfd. |
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Docket No. 15-187
Waiver request submitted by Lloyd J. Kirtland, former member of the Grant Parish Police Jury, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2012 Tier 3 Annual PFD 265 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-188
Waiver request submitted by Christopher Ray Fowler Sandlin, Shreve Memorial Library Board of Control, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2012 Tier 2.1 Annual PFD 379 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-189
Waiver request submitted by Debra A. Hamilton, former member of the Shreveport - Bossier Tourist Bureau, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing her 2012 Tier 2.1 Annual PFD 285 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-190
Waiver request submitted by Shashonnie Steward, Park Forest East Crime Prevention and Improvement District, regarding a $950 late fee assessed for filing her Amended 2013 Tier 2.1 Annual PFD 19 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-191
Waiver request submitted by Charles Wesley Allen, Cheneyville Board of Aldermen - Rapides Parish, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2013 Tier 3 Annual PFD 80 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-192
Waiver request submitted by Jason David Chisolm, Mayor - Town of Olla (LaSalle Parish), regarding a $50 late fee assessed for filing his 2013 Tier 3 Annual PFD 1 day late. |
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Docket No. 15-195
Waiver request submitted by Chuck Kinney, a former member of the West Calcasieu Parish Community Center, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2012 Tier 2.1 Annual PFD 326 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-197
Waiver request submitted by Michael R. McCartney, LaSalle Soil and Water Conservation District, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2013 Tier 2.1 Annual PFD 32 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-198
Waiver request submitted by Theresa Simon, candidate for the Mermentau Board of Aldermen - Acadia Parish - in the November 4, 2014 election, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for failing to file her 2013 Tier 3 Candidate PFD. |
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WAIVER REQUESTS - SCHOOL BOARD DISCLOSURE |
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Docket No. 15-079
Waiver request submitted by David Barton, member of the Richland Parish School Board, regarding a $550 late fee assessed for filing his 2014-2015 School Board Disclosure Statement 11 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-084
Waiver request submitted by Willie Creel, a member of the Bogalusa City School System, regarding a $700 late fee for filing his 2014-2015 School Board Disclosure Statement 14 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-085
Waiver request submitted by Calvin Hymel, a member of the Bogalusa City School System, regarding a $700 late fee for filing his 2014-2015 School Board Disclosure Statement 14 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-118
Waiver request submitted by Russell Danzy, a member of the Natchitoches Parish School Board, regarding a $800 late fee assessed for filing his 2014-2015 School Board Disclosure statement 12 days late. |
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Docket No. 15-186
Waiver request submitted by James Martin, member of the Sabine Parish School Board, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2014-2015 School Board Disclosure Statement 157 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-915
Reconsideration of a waiver request submitted by Allen Square, Jr., a member of the Pride College Prep Charter School Board, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2012 Tier 3 annual pfd 44 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-1136
Reconsideration of a waiver request submitted by Tonia Dunn, a former member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing her 2012 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 88 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-1255
Reconsideration of a waiver request submitted by Regina Bracy, a member of the Strawberry Marketing Board, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing her 2011 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 335 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-1450
Request that the Board reconsider waiving the $420 campaign finance late fee assessed against Dan McKay, a candidate for City Judge, City Court, City of Bunkie, Avoyelles Parish in the November 4, 2014 Election, whose 10-P campaign finance disclosure report was filed 7 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-1483
Reconsideration of a waiver request submitted by Walter Roberts, a member of the Lisbon Board of Aldermen, Claiborne Parish, regarding a $1,500 late fee assessed for filing his 2012 Tier 3 annual pfd 323 days late. |
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Docket No. 14-1487
Reconsideration of a waiver request submitted by William Underwood, III, a Constable for Terrebonne Parish, regarding a $2,300 late fee assessed for filing his 2013 Tier 2 annual pfd 23 days late. |
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