Advisory opinion regarding the continued service of Pete Olivier, a member of the St. Landry Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 1 of Ward 2, now that his wife, Vivian Olivier, has been elected to the St. Landry Parish Council. |
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Vivian Olivier is the wife of Pete Olivier, a member of the St. Landry Parish Gravity Drainage District No. 1 of Ward 2; and, she has been recently elected to the St. Landry Parish Council. The St. Landry Parish Council is responsible for appointing members to the Drainage Board.
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La. R.S. 42:1112B(1) states that no public servant shall participate in a transaction involving the governmental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, any member of his immediate family has a substantial economic interest. La. R.S. 42:1113A states no public servant, or a member of such a public servant's immediate family, or a legal entity in which he has a controlling interest shall bid on or enter into any contract, subcontract or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such public servant.
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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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