| Advisory opinion request of Blake Bordelon regarding the post-termination employment restrictions after he ends his employment with the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Underground Storage Tank and Remediation Division. |
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Blake Bordelon was employed by DEQ as an Environmental Scientist in the Underground Storage Tank and Remediation Division. He terminated his employment in November of 2016. As part of his duties, he inspected approximately 20 to 25 gas station sites per year in the northeast region for compliance with applicable Louisiana Underground Storage Tank regulations. He also served as a team leader of individual remediation sites where he reviewed reports submitted by contractors for remediation work they performed on the site and conducted final monitoring inspections before the site was closed. He reported to a regional supervisor and did not supervise other DEQ employees.
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La. R.S. 42:1121B provides 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 was formerly employed, or for a period of two years following the termination of his public employment, 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.
La. R.S. 42:1121C provides that no legal entity in which a former public servant is an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee shall, for a period of two years following the termination of his public service, assist another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction in which such public servant at any time participated during his public service and involving the agency by which he was formerly employed or in which he formerly held office.
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Adopt draft advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
David Bordelon |
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