| Advisory Opinion request regarding Kerry Thompson, a Commissioner for the Caldwell Parish Recreational District. |
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Kerry Thompson was appointed in January of 2014, to a five year term as a Commissioner for the Caldwell Parish Recreational District (District). Mr. Thompson has been employed by Russell-Moore Lumber, Inc. since 1982 and is the manager of shipping and inventory control. Mr. Thompson does not receive a commission. The District has previously used Russell-Moore Lumber for various purchases, but that the account is closed at this time.
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant and no legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twenty-five percent, shall receive any thing of economic value for or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person during his public service unless such services are: (d) Neither performed for nor compensated by any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency; conducts operations or activities which are regulated by the public employee's agency; or has substantial economic interests which may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the public employee's official duty.
La. R.S. 42:1117 provides that no public servant or other person shall give, pay, loan, transfer, or deliver or offer to give, pay, loan, transfer, or deliver, directly or indirectly, to any public servant or other person any thing of economic value which such public servant or other person would be prohibited from receiving by any provision of this Part.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
David Bordelon |
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