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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> OV'LOU DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> * * BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> ooN,ocN�� (225)219-5600 <br /> »,»•• FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> December 1), 2025 <br /> Sampson"Poncho" Lejeune <br /> rvla.yor, Town of Lake Arthur <br /> 102 Arthur Polenue <br /> Lake AryhUT, Louisiana 70549 <br /> Ile: Docket No. 2025-670 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> [)car Mr. Lejeune: <br /> Th.e Louisiana Board of Ethics,at its December 5,2025 meeting,considered your advisory opinion <br /> request, on behalf of the Town of Lake Arthur (the "Town"), as to whether the Code of <br /> Governmental Ethics (the "Code") prohibits Cory Vincent from serving as Fire Chief while his <br /> company provides services to the Town. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> Cory Vincent is the owner of Gotta-Potty, LLC (the "Company"), which provides sanitation and <br /> sewer cleaning services. The Company regularly provides services to the Town for portable <br /> sCln;tation and sewer system cleaning. The Town has historically paid the Company between <br /> $3,")00 and $4,500 per year. <br /> The ']"own woAd like to appoint Mr. Vincent to serve as Fire Chief for the Town. <br /> Yc,)u%vould like to know whether Mr.Vincent can serve as Fire Chief while the Company continues <br /> tc, provide services to the Town. <br /> LAV <br /> La. 1EI.S.. 42-1113A states no public servant, or a member of such a public servant's immediate <br /> family,or a lel;al entity in.which he has a controlling interest shall bid on or enter into any contract, <br /> subcontract or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such <br /> public.,: servant. <br /> La. 11[.S.42:1-102(2)(a)(vi)defines"agency"to mean, for public servants of political subdivisions, <br /> it shall mean the agency in which the public servant, serves, except that for members of any <br /> 2;overair g aut'`rority and for the elected or appointed chief executive of a governmental entity, it <br /> shall Irnean the governmental entity.Public servants of political subdivisions shall include,but shall <br /> not be limiter'. to, elected officials and Iublic employees of municipalities, parishes, and other <br /> Page 1 of 3 (BD 2025-670) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />