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La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant and no legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twenty-five percent, shall receive any thing of economic value for or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person during his public service unless such services are: (d)Neither performed for nor compensated by any person from whom such public servant would be prohibited by R.S.42:1115(A)(1)or(B)from receiving a gift. La. R.S. 42:1113A(l)(a) provides that no public servant, excluding any legislator and any appointed member of any board or commission and any member of a governing authority of a parish with a population of ten thousand or less, or member of such a public servant's immediate family,or legal entity in which he has a controlling interest shall bid on or enter into any contract, subcontract,or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such public servant. La R.S. 42:1115A. No public servant shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person: (1) Has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency. La. R.S. 42:1115B B. No public employee shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, anything of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public employee knows or reasonably should know that such person: (1) Conducts operations or activities which are regulated by the public employee's agency. (2) Has substantial economic interests which may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the public employee's official duty. ANALYSIS If you were to accept a teaching position with the Family Service Center while continuing to own and operate Glory Angels,LLC,then you would violate La.R.S.42:1111C(1)(a) since you would be receiving a thing of economic value for services to Glory Angels, the subject matter of which are devoted substantially to the responsibilities, programs, or operations of the Family Service Page 2 of 3 (BD 2022-569)