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assisting other persons for compensation in any new transactions involving the State of Louisiana <br /> in which you did not participate during your public etl�ployment. <br /> t,a. R.S. 42:1121�3(1) will also prohibit you, fo�• two years following the date of your termination <br /> frorn public employment, from rendering any service, which you previously rendered to the <br /> Permitting Division during the term of your public e�nployment, on a contractual basis to, for, or <br /> on behalf of your former agency, the Permitting Division, regardless of the parties to the contract. <br /> I�owever, you are not prollibited within the two-year period following the termination of your <br /> public employment from i•endering ai�y ilew service, which you did not previously render to the <br /> Yermitting Division during your publ�ic employment, on a contractual basis to, for, or on behalf of <br /> the I'ei��nitting Divisio��. <br /> Additionally, La. R.S. 42:1121C' will prohibit any legal entity in whicl� you are an officer, director, <br /> trustee, partner, or cmployee, for a period of two years following the termination of your public <br /> employinent, trom assisting anotlier person for cotnpensation in a transaction or in an appearance <br /> in connection with a transaction in which you at any time previously participated during your <br /> public employment and involving your former agency, the Permitting Division. <br /> CONCLUSION <br /> 'The �3oard concluded and instructed me to inform you that the Code's post-employmcnt <br /> restrictions would, as explained above, apply to your future employment with a petroleum <br /> consulting tirm, in which you would be required to testify on behalf of legal entities at oil and gas <br /> hearings conducted by the Office of Permitting and Compliance. The Board also advised that, <br /> sllould a specific situation arise that may present a potential violation of the Code's post- <br /> employment restrictions, you should seek an updated advisory opinion. <br /> T11is advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set fortil herein. Changes to the facts as <br /> presented may result in � different application of the provisions of the Code oi' Governmental <br /> Ethics. The Board issues no opinion as to past conduct and or to laws other than t11e Code of <br /> Governmental Ethics, the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, the Lobbyist Disclosure Acts, and <br /> the conflict of interest provisions contained in the Louisiana Gaming Control I�aw. <br /> If you have any questions, please contact rne at(800) 842-6630 or(225) 219-5600. <br /> Siilcerely, <br /> I�OUISIANA BOARD OF�TiIICS <br /> ,essica T. Meiners • <br /> For the Board <br /> Page 4 of 4 (BD 2026-041) <br />