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Advisory opinion regarding whether Lisa Luccous, the editor/publisher of the Caddo Citizen Newspaper, may be employed as the Secretary to the Town of Vivian Chief of Police and Clerk of Court. |
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Lisa Luccous is employed full time as the editor/publisher of the Caddo Citizen Newspaper. The Caddo Citizen Newspaper serves as the Official Legal Journal of Caddo Parish and the Town of Vivian. The Caddo Citizen prints police reports on a weekly basis based in Vivian, LA. Accidents and major offenses are printed as they occur, based off of official press releases.
Ms. Luccous has applied for a part-time position as Secretary to the Police Chief and Clerk of Court, whose responsibilities include all press releases.
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) prohibits a public servant and a legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest from receiving any thing of economic value for services rendered to or for any person during his public service unless such services are neither performed for nor compensated by any person from whom such public servant would be prohibited by Section 1115(A)(1) or (B) from receiving a gift.
La. R.S. 42:1115A(1) prohibits a public servant from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has or is seeking to have a contractual, business or financial relationship with the public servant's agency.
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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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