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Opinion Item
Opinion Type
Consent Opinion
Docket Number
2024-835
Parties Involved
Claudia Armwood
Carla Powell
Agency at Issue
East Baton Rouge Parish School Board
Decision Date
2/6/2026
Law
1119
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Claudia Armwood violated La. R.S. 42:1119B by virtue of her employment as a Guidance Counselor with Scotlandville Magnet High School with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System while her half-sister, Carla Powell, served as a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board.
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