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governmental entity. (b) Is one to which the governmental entity is or will be a parry. (c)Is one in which the governmental entity has a direct interest. V. OPINION It is the opinion of the BOE that Robert Berry, while serving as an appointed board member of the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District, violated La. R.S. 42:11138, which prohibited Mr. Berry from entering into transactions under the supervision or jurisdiction of the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District. Mr. Berry was a public servant in his capacity as a board member of the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District. Mr. Berry's agency for purposes of the Ethics Code was the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District. Each paycheck and check for cell phone reimbursement received by Mr. Berry from the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District while he served as a board member for his services as the Executive Director of the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District has been alleged to be a prohibited transaction. Between 2016 through 2023, Mr. Berry has received paychecks totaling over 1 million dollars. Arguably, Mr. Berry may have been prohibited from receiving paychecks from the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District for his employment as the Executive Director while serving as a board member of the Cypress- Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District. It is the opinion of the BOE that Robert Berry, which he disputes based upon advice from the Water District's attorney and upon written decisions by the Bossier Parish District Court and Second Circuit Court of Appeal, that in his capacity as a board member of the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District, he violated La. R.S. 42:1112A, which 7