| Advisory Opinion request from Stephen D. Morris, M.D., Board Member of the Lafourche Parish Hospital Service District No. 2. |
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Dr. Stephen Morris serves as a member of the Lafourche Parish Hospital Service District No. 2 ("District") which has an agreement with Ochsner Health System to operate the Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in Raceland. Ochsner has approached Dr. Morris about the possibility of leasing office space from his medical office in Raceland.
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant shall receive anything of economic value for, or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person who has, or is seeking to obtain, a contractual, business, or financial relationship with the public servant's agency.
La. R.S. 42:1102(20.1) defines "service" to include the leasing, rental, or sale of immovable property.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
David Bordelon |
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