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Ethics Board Docket No. 2021-144 <br /> Page 2 of 8 <br /> II. <br /> JURISDICTION: <br /> 1. <br /> The BOE is an agency of the State of Louisiana domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish, <br /> Louisiana. <br /> 2. <br /> The BOE is authorized to offer a Consent Opinion to George Shaw, Jr. by virtue of Section <br /> 1141C(3)(f) of the Ethics Code. <br /> III. <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT: <br /> 3. <br /> The Town of Cotton Valley (hereinafter referred to as the "Town") was incorporated in <br /> 1944 under the provisions of the Lawrason Act, which vested legislative powers in the Town's <br /> Board of Aldermen. La. R.S. 33:362, in relevant part, states that the board of aldermen set policies <br /> and procedures regulating the employment of municipal employees, including the hiring and firing <br /> of municipal employee. La. R.S. 33:362(3). <br /> 4. <br /> On September 19, 2017, the Town of Cotton Valley Board of Aldermen appointed <br /> Reginald Shaw to the vacant Alderman position to complete the unexpired term of Alderman Toby <br /> Sinclair. <br />