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LSTATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> (, LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> W" <br /> 9 P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> * ' * BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> � E (225)219-5600 <br /> DYfIDENC <br /> «,.• <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> December 5, 2022 <br /> Johnell Young <br /> 127 Rule De La Paix <br /> Slidell, Louisiana 70461 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2022-808 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. Young: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on December 2, 2022, considered your request for <br /> an advisory opinion as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") would prohibit you <br /> from operating a bail bond company while being employed by Xavier University. <br /> You and your wife, April Young, own Help Me Out Bail Bonds LLC. You are currently seeking <br /> employment with Xavier University as a police officer. You previously worked as a deputy for the <br /> Plaquemines Parish Sheriffs Office and the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office. <br /> The Board concluded, and instructed me to inform you,that the Code does not apply to you in this <br /> situation. As an employee of Xavier University, a private university, you would not be a public <br /> servant for purposes of the Code. <br /> This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts as <br /> presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Code of Governmental <br /> Ethics. The Board issues no opinion as to past conduct and or to laws other than the 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 Law. <br /> If you have any questions, please contact me at(800) 842-6630 or (225) 219-5600. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> n <br /> N D O HICS <br /> David M. Bordelon <br /> For the Board <br /> Page 1 of 1 (BD 2022-808) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />