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Advisory Opinion request regarding whether the Church Point Housing Authority may continue to transact business with Daigle Hardware once the owner Ryan Meche is sworn in as Mayor of Church Point. |
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Advisory opinion request regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics would prohibit the Church Point Housing Authority from transacting with Daigle Hardware once the owner Ryan Meche is sworn in as Mayor of Church Point. The Director of the Church Point Housing Authority, Christine Richard, provided that the Mayor appoints the commissioners for the Housing Authority. The Housing Authority is funded by state and federal grants.
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La. R.S. 42:1113A prohibits a public servant or a member of such public servant's immediate family or a legal entity in which he has controlling interest from bidding on or entering into any contract, subcontract or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the public servant's agency.
La. R.S. 40:384(16) "Local housing authority" or "authority" means a public body, corporate and politic, previously established, or to be established, by a municipality or a parish pursuant to the authority provided in this Chapter, exercising necessary and essential governmental functions for the purposes stated in this Chapter in matters of statewide concern, although its operations are local in nature. It is a political subdivision of this state, independent from the municipality or parish which established or establishes it or which may appoint some or all of its commissioners, and is not a state agency for any purpose, including R.S. 42:421(B). Any reference in this Chapter to a local housing authority shall also be deemed to include a "housing authority" or a "regional or consolidated housing authority" unless the context clearly otherwise requires. "Local housing authority" also includes any housing authority established under prior law.
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Adopt Draft Advisory Opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Suzanne Mooney |
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