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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> ��OF,LLOUc�9DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> s :• <br /> P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> * * BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> �orovioeacc (225)219-5600 <br /> «o»••' FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> December 9,2025 <br /> Kelly H. Thompson <br /> 12123 Pioneer Trailer Park Road <br /> St. Francisville, LA 70775 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2025-700 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Ms. Thompson: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its December 5, 2025 meeting, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics (the "Code") prohibits Deep <br /> South Stock Horse Show Association ("Deep South"), a non-profit entity of which you are <br /> President, from receiving grant funds from the Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research <br /> Advisory Board("LEPRB"),while you are employed as a Program Manager with the Food Quality <br /> Services Division within the Animal Health and Food Safety Department at the Louisiana <br /> Department of Agriculture and Forestry. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You stated that you work in the Food Quality Services Division("FQS")within the Animal Health <br /> and Food Safety Department at the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry. Your role <br /> is Program Manager for the Produce Safety Program. <br /> The Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Advisory Board was created by La. R.S. 3:2074 <br /> within the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. The purpose is to advise the Commissioner <br /> on the development and maintenance of the Louisiana Equine Promotion and Research Program. <br /> The Commissioner is authorized to expend funds on behalf of the Program. The LEPRB is another <br /> division within the Animal Health and Food Safety Department,but does not fall within the Food <br /> Quality Services Division. <br /> You are also President of a 501(c)5 non-profit entity, Deep South Stock Horse Show Association <br /> (hereinafter referred to as "Deep South"). The purpose of Deep South is to provide information <br /> and support for members of the community that have an interest in showing horses. Deep South <br /> also offers riding classes and scholastic scholarships for members of the association. You have no <br /> ownership in Deep South and receive no compensation for, or in consideration of your services to <br /> or your membership in, this association. <br /> Page 1 of 3 (BD 2025-700) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />