| Advisory opinion request regarding whether Margaret Duhon may provide court reporting services at the 15th Judicial District Court after her retirement. |
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Margaret Duhon is currently employed by the Lafayette Consolidated Government, Vermilion Parish Police Jury, and Acadia Parish Police Jury. She works as an official reporter for Judge David Blanchet of the 15th Judicial District Court and has plans to retire within the next two years. After her retirement she is considering substituting as a reporter for the reporters of the 15th Judicial District Court when called to do so. She would be paid by either the court reporter needing replacement or by the Judicial Expense Fund of the 15th Judicial District Court.
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Section 1121B(1) of the Code of Ethics states that no former public employee shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such former public employee participated at any time during his public employment and involving the governmental entity by which he is formerly employed.
Section 1121B(1) also states that a former public employee, for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment may not render any service which such former public employee had rendered to the agency during the term of his public employment on a contractual basis, regardless of the parties to the contract, to, for, or on behalf of the agency with which he was formerly employed.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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