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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> OF Lo <br /> j6S DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> oNrioeNc� (225)219-5600 <br /> «o»•' <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> March 9, 2026 <br /> Kimberly Humbles <br /> La. Dept of Health <br /> Bureau of Legal Services <br /> P.O. Box 3836 <br /> Baton Rouge, LA 70821 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2025-762 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Ms. Humbles: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its March 6, 2026 meeting, considered your advisory opinion <br /> and request to approve the disqualification plan under the Code of Governmental Ethics (the <br /> "Code") regarding the employment of Courtney Elizabeth Olivia, a Disability Determinations <br /> Manager, and her brother, John Byron Durkin, as an IT Tech Support Analyst 3 at the Louisiana <br /> Department of Health("LDH"), Disability Determination Services Program("DDS"). <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You are the Deputy Executive Counsel for LDH. You have submitted a disqualification plan for <br /> approval regarding Courtney Olivia, a Disability Determinations Manager, and her brother, John <br /> Durkin, IT Tech Support Analyst 3 in DDS. <br /> Ms. Olivia was promoted to her position on February 19, 2024. Mr. Durkin was promoted to his <br /> position on June 13, 2022. Ms. Olivia directly reports to Christopher Kirby, the Director of the <br /> Disability Determination Services Program. Lastly, Ms. Olivia is in the line of direct supervision <br /> over Mr. Durkin but there are two levels of management between Ms. Olivia and Mr. Durkin. <br /> The DDS Program was transferred to LDH from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family <br /> Services in October of 2025. Upon review of employment records, Ms. Humbles discovered this <br /> potential nepotism issue and requests the following disqualification plan for approval. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1112B(1) states that no public servant, except as provided in R.S. 42:1120, shall <br /> participate in a transaction involving the governmental entity in which, to his actual knowledge, <br /> any member of his immediate family has a substantial economic interest. <br /> Page 1 of 3 (BD 2025-762) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />