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of Unaffiliated Vouchers would neither have or seek to have financial relationships with OAAS nor have operations or activities regulated by OAAS, The Forgotten War is permitted to receive compensation for recipients of Unaffiliated Vouchers. Further, as The Forgotten War neither has or seeks to have financial relationships with OAAS nor has operations or activities regulated by OAAS, you, personally, are permitted to receive compensation from The Forgotten War. With respect to the application for vouchers by The Forgotten War, La. R.S. 42:1113A prohibits you or a legal entity in which you have a controlling interest from bidding on or entering into any contract, subcontract or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of your agency. As the Unaffiliated Vouchers would not be under the supervision or jurisdiction of OAAS or LDH, The Forgotten War may apply and receive Unaffiliated Vouchers. If you were to terminate your employment with OAAS, as you are not the agency head of OARS, the provisions of La. R.S. 42:1121B would prohibit you, for a period of 2 years from the termination of your employment, from receiving compensation to assist another person in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with any matters you worked on while employed at LDH.Further,you would be prohibited from rendering any service to OAAS on a contractual basis if you had performed such services as an employee of LDH. Accordingly,for two years,you could not receive compensation from The Forgotten War to assist it in matters with OAAS if you had worked on such matters while employed at OAAS. CONCLUSION The Board concluded,and instructed me to inform you,that the Code would permit Forgotten War to receive compensation from recipients of Unaffiliated Vouchers and for you to receive compensation from Forgotten War. Additionally, each of you and Forgotten War may contract with agencies other than OAAS and LDH to obtain Unaffiliated Vouchers. This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts as presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics. The Board issues no opinion as to past conduct or as to laws other than the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics, the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, the Lobbyist Disclosure Acts, and the conflict of interest provisions contained in the Louisiana Gaming Control Law. If you have any questions, please contact me at(800) 842-6630 or (225) 219-5600. Sincerely, LOUISI A BOARD OF ETHICS Arles E. Reeves, Jr. For the Board Page 3 of 3 (BD 2022-338)