| Advisory opinion request as to whether board members of Recreation District 14 in St. Tammany Parish d/b/a Coquille Parks and Recreation may accept free tickets to an awards banquet. |
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The Louisiana Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects (LCASLA), a non-profit corporation, annually recognizes Louisiana landscape architects and affiliated professionals who have demonstrated excellence in their field. Winners of special recognition awards are presented by the LCASLA and are announced and recognized at its annual awards banquet. The Executive Director of Recreation District 14 in St. Tammany Parish d/b/a Coquille Parks and Recreation (District) inquired as to whether local landscape architect firms that do business with the District may pay the ticket price of $35 for board members of the District to attend the awards banquet.
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La. R.S. 42:1115 prohibits a public servant from soliciting or accepting a thing of economic value from persons that have or are seeking to have a business, financial or contractual relationship with their public agency; persons regulated by their agency; and persons that have substantial economic interests which can be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the employee's official duty.
La. R.S. 42:1123(13)(a)(i) allows for the acceptance by a public servant of complimentary admission to a civic, non-profit, educational, or political event when the public servant is a program honoree.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Jennifer Land |
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