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La.R.S.42:1102(2)(a)(vi)defines"agency"to mean, for public servants of political subdivisions, it shall mean the agency in which the public servant serves, except that for members of any governing authority and for the elected or appointed chief executive of a governmental entity, it slial l mean the governmental entity.Public servants of political subdivisions shall include,but shall not be limited to, elected officials and public employees of municipalities, parishes, and other political subdivisions; sheriffs and their employees; district attorneys and their employees; coroners and their employees; and clerks of court and their employees. La. R.S. 42:1102(3) defines "agency head" to mean the chief executive or administrative officer of an agency or any member of a board or commission who exercises supervision over the agency. La. 1R.S. 42:1102(18)(a) defines"public employee"to mean any person,whether compensated or not who is: (i) an administrative officer or official of a governmental entity who is not filling an elective office; (ii) appointed by any elected official when acting in an official capacity, and the appointment is to a post or position wherein the appointee is to serve the governmental entity or an agency thereof, either as a member of an agency, or as an employee thereof; (iii) engaged in the performance of a governmental function; (iv) under the supervision or authority of an elected official or another employee of the governmental entity. ANALYSIS Asan employee of CPRA,you were a"public employee",pursuant to La.R.S.42:1102(18). CPRA was your agency, pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(vi), and you were not an "agency head" pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(3). As you were not an agency head, the post-employment restrictions of La. R.S. 42:1121B shall apply. La. R.S. 42:1121B prohibits employees, for a period of two years, from assisting another person, for compensation, in a transaction in which such former public employee participated during his public employment. This provision prohibits you from assisting the Company in projects that you worked on while at CPRA,but does not prohibit you from assisting the Company iR matters relating to CPRA in which you had no involvement while at CPRA. CONCLUSION The Board concluded, and instructed me to inform you, that the Code prohibits you, for a period of two years, from assisting the Company in matters in which you participated while at CPRA. The Code does not prohibit you from assisting the Company in matters relating to CPRA in which you had no involvement while at CPRA. 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 Garaing Control Law. Page 2 of 3 (BD 2025-549)