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La. F.S. 42:1102(3) defines "agency head" to mean the chief executive or administrative officer of an agency or any member of a board or commission who exercises supervision over the agency. La. R.S. 42:1102(9) defines "elected official" to mean any person holding an office in a governmental entity which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate. La. F.S. 42:1102(14) defines "legislator" to mean any person holding office in the Senate or the Hous,of Representatives of the Louisiana Legislature which is filled by the vote of the appropriate electorate. La.I .S.42:1102(15)defines"participate"to mean to take part in or to have or share responsibility for action of a governmental entity or a proceeding, personally, as a public servant of the governmental entity, through approval, disapproval, decision, recommendation, the rendering of advice, investigation, or the failure to act or perform a duty. La. I .S. 42:1102(19) defines "public servant"to mean a public employee or an elected official. La. R.S. 42:1102(21) defines"substantial economic interest"to mean an economic interest which is o. greater benefit to the public servant or other person than to a general class or group of persons, except: (a) the interest that the public servant has in his position, office, rank, salary, per diem, or other matter arising solely from his public employment or office; (b)the interest that an elected official who is elected to a house,body,or authority has in a position or office of such house,body, or authority which is required to be filled by a member of such house, body, or authority by law, legislative reale, or home rule charter (c)the interest that a person has as a member of the general public. ANALYSIS As a State Representative, you are a legislator, pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(14). As a person holding elected office, you are also a public servant, pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(19). Your age icy is the House of Representatives, pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a). La. R.S.42:1113C provides that no legislator may enter into a transaction involving the legislator's a.ge�icy. The appointment to the Company's board of directors is made by the LSU Board of Supervisors, and does not involve your agency, the House of Representatives. Accordingly, you are permitted-co be appointed to the Company's board of directors. La. R.S. 42:1112B(3) provides that public servants may not participate in matters involving a company for whom they serve as a director. Accordingly, while serving as a director of the Company, you are prohibited from voting on any matters in which the Company has a substantial eco.iomic interest. CONCLUSION The Board concluded,and instructed me to inform you,that the Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit you from being appointed to the Company's board of directors. Further, the Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits you,while serving as a director of the Company, from participating in matters in which the Company has a substantial economic interest. Page 2 of 3 (BD 2025-209)