| Advisory Opinion Request concerning post-employment activities by Gary Gisclair, a former employee of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. |
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Gary Gisclair has been employed by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ("DOTD") for approximately 30 years. Since November 21, 2016, he has served as the Assistant District Administrator of Operations working in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. Mr. Gisclair currently serves as the assistant to the DOTD District 2 Administrator for operations in the Houma Sub-District and reports directly to the District Administrator. In such role, his responsibilities include planning, managing, directing and evaluating the effectiveness of the Houma Sub-District operations.
Mr. Gisclair seeks to be employed by Richard C. Lambert Consultants, 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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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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