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Ethics Board Docket No. 2024-510 Page 7 of 9 in the legal entity exceeds twenty-five percent.Accordingly,Adam Coleman and Coleman Culture Basketball LLC were prohibited by Section 1113A(1)(a) of the Ethics Code from entering into contracts, subcontracts, or transactions that are under the supervision or jurisdiction of Sulphur High School. Therefore, based on the foregoing facts, when Adam Coleman, on behalf of Coleman Culture Basketball LLC, entered into rental agreements with the Calcasieu Parish School Board to use Sulphur High School's facilities, Adam Coleman and Coleman Culture Basketball LLC violated La. R.S. 42:1113A(1)(a) because the rental agreements are transactions under the supervision of his agency, Sulphur High School. If this matter proceeded to a public hearing before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board, and the Ethics Adjudicatory Board found a violation of the Ethics Code, the Ethics Adjudicatory Board could impose a fine of up to $10,000 for each violation of the Ethics Code, pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1153B. In this particular situation, it is the conclusion of the BOE that the interests of the public and judicial efficiency would be served by, and the parties have agreed to, resolving this matter amicably through the publication of this Consent Opinion in lieu of any additional action being taken by the BOE against Adam Coleman and Coleman Culture Basketball LLC. VL ORDER: For the foregoing reasons: IT IS ORDERED that Adam Coleman, in his capacity as a public servant, and Coleman Culture Basketball LLC,a legal entity in which Adam Coleman has a controlling interest,violated Section 1113A(1)(a) of the Ethics Code by virtue of entering into transactions under the supervision or jurisdiction of Adam Coleman's agency, Sulphur High School.