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La. R.S. 42:1102(16) defines "person" to mean an individual or legal entity other than a governmental entity, or an agency thereof. La. R.S. 42:1102(18)(a) def�ines"public einployee" to�nean anyone, whether compensated or not, who is: (i) An administrative ofticer or official of a governmental entity who is not �611ing an elective oFfice. (ii) Appoi�lted by any elected ofi7cial when acting in an official capacity, and the appointment is to a post or position wherein t11e appointee is to serve the governmental entity or an agency therco�, eithcr as a member of an agency, or as an employee thereof. (iii) E�Z�;aged i,n t17e per�Iormance of a governmental function. (iv) tlnde�• the supervision or authority of an elected official or another employee of the gover�iniental e�ltity. La. R.S. 42:1102(l9) dEfines "public servant" as a public employee or an elected ofiicial. La. R.S. 42:1102(20.1) detines "service" to mean the performance of work, duties, responsibilities, or tlie leasing, rental, or sale of movable or immovable property. La. R.S. 42:1102(23) defincs "transaction involving the governmental entity" to mean any proceeding, application, submission, request for a ruling or other determination, contract, claiin, case, or other such particular inatter which the public servant or former public servant of the governmental entity in question knows or should know: (a) Is, or will be, the subject of action by tl�e�overnmental entity. (b)Is one to which tlle governmental entity is or will be a part.y. (c) Is oi�e in which the governmental entity has a direct interest. A transaction involving the agency of a governmet�tal entity shall have the same meauing with respect to the agency. ANALYSIS In your capacity as the Injection and Mining Division Director, you were a "public employee" pursuant to I,a. R.S. 42:1102(1$) and a "public servant" pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(19). Your agency was t:he Injection and Mining Division pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1 l 02(2)(a)(i), and you were an agency head pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(3 j. The State of I,ouisiana was your governmental entity pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(12). As the former agency head of the Injection and Mining Division, La. R.S. 42:1 121A(1) prohibits you, for a period of two years following your retirement from public service on January l 1, 2025, from assisting another person for compensation in a transaction or in an appearance in connection with a transaction involving the Injection and Mi»ing Division, or from rendering any service on a contractual basis to or for the lnjection and Mining Division. �s a former public employee, La. R.S. 42:1121B(1) prolvbits you, for a period of two years following your retirement from public employment on January 11, 2025, froin assisting another person for compensation in a transaction or in an appearance in connection with a transaction, in which you participated at any time during your public employinent and involving the State of� I,ouisiana. L,a. R.S. 42:1121�i(1) also prohibits you, for a period of two years following your Page 3 of 4 (BD 2025-780)