| Advisory Opinion request concerning post-employment activities by Ronald Kirk Gallien, a former employee of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. |
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Ronald Kirk Gallien was employed by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ("DOTD") for 29 years. From January 2018 through his retirement on February 14, 2020, he served as the Assistant District Administrator of Operations in the Monroe District and reported directly to the District Administrator. In such role, his responsibilities were planning, managing, directing and evaluating the effectiveness of District operations.
Mr. Gallien is currently employed by Neel-Schaffer, Inc., an engineering consulting firm that provides engineering services to DOTD.
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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.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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