A consent opinion that Robert Berry, while serving as an appointed board member of the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District, violated La. R.S. 42:1113B and La. R.S. 42:1112A by virtue of entering into and participating in transactions in which he has a substantial economic interest involving his employment as the Executive Director of the Cypress-Black Bayou Recreation and Water Conservation District.

A consent opinion that Linda Fontenot, while serving as an appointed member of the GEO Academies EBR Board of Directors, violated La. R.S. 42:1113B by entering into contracts and/or transactions under the supervision and jurisdiction of her agency, GEO Academies EBR and its charter schools, GEO Prep Charter School, GEO Mid-City Charter School, and GEO Next Generation High School Charter School.

The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit employees of the Gramercy Police Department from transacting with the Town of Gramercy to rent its park pavilion, nor from receiving a rental fee waiver if the proposed ordinance by the Board of Aldermen is passed and complies with applicable state laws regarding the use of public property.

The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Darryl Hurst, a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council, from being appointed by the Council to serve as a member of the Crime Prevention and Improvement District for the Monticello Subdivision because the appointment is a transaction under the supervision or jurisdiction of his agency.

The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Chris Martin and his father’s business from entering into any contract, subcontract, or other transaction under the supervision or jurisdiction of the Downsville Community Charter School’s transportation staff while he is employed in a transportation position with the Charter School.

The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Matthew Alexander, for two years following his retirement as the Mayor of the Town of St. Joseph, from being employed or contracted with the Tensas Water Distribution Association Inc. to render water system services to the Town of St. Joseph.

The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit Kevin Paul Hebert, an elected member of the Town of Berwick Council, from entering into a contract with the Berwick Development District to purchase immovable property it owns because the contract is not under the supervision or jurisdiction of the Town of Berwick.

The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit John Heinen’s employment with the Crowley Fire Department while his father, Ricky Heinen, serves as a District Chief because he is not an agency head, and the proposed disqualification plan that prohibits Ricky Heinen from participating in any transaction in which his son, John Heinen, has a substantial economic interest is approved by the Board of Ethics.

The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Briaon Landry and her company, Creative Expressions Artistry, LLC, d.b.a. CX Virtual Solutions, from entering into any contract, subcontract, or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of her agency, Assumption High School.

The Code of Governmental Ethics permits Metro Councilman Dwight Hudson’s company, Port Hudson Holdings, LLC, to enter into leases with tenants receiving vouchers from the East Baton Rouge Parish Housing Authority or the Louisiana Housing Corporation, but not from the East Baton Rouge Office of Community Development.

The Code of Governmental Ethics contains post-employment restrictions that apply to Vincent Guillory for two years following his retirement from the Capital Projects Section of the Planning, Design & Construction Department at Louisiana State University.

The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit Druco Lumber, a company owned by Jenny Welch and her husband, from selling items to the Maintenance Division of the Avoyelles Parish School District while she is employed as a Supervisor in the Food Service Division of the Avoyelles Parish School District.

There are no provisions in the Code of Governmental Ethics that prohibit Terrance Moore from being employed with the Franklin/Third Ward Marshall’s Office while also working for the Jeanerette Police Department; however, questions regarding the Louisiana Dual Employment laws are under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General, not the Board of Ethics.

The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Jacob Trupiano’s company, Celizlu Creations LLC, from entering into any contract, subcontract, or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of his agency, the Facility Maintenance Division of the David Wade Correctional Center.

The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits employees of the Louisiana Department of Education (LDOE) from soliciting donations from third parties who (1) have or seek to do business with LDOE, (2) conduct operations or activities under the jurisdiction of LDOE, and (3) have a substantial economic interest in the performance of the respective LDOE employee’s duties.

The Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits Sarah Burton, the daughter-in-law of Keith Burton, the Caddo Parish School Board Superintendent, from selling 403(b) retirement plans to Caddo Parish School Board employees because these transactions are under the jurisdiction of his agency, the Caddo Parish School Board.

The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit an individual from continuing employment with the Downtown Development District of New Orleans while also being employed with the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office; however, the individual’s employment with both agencies may present an issue concerning the Louisiana Dual Employment laws, which are under the jurisdiction of the Attorney General, not the Board of Ethics.

The Code of Governmental Ethics does not consider a public servant’s nephew as an immediate family member and does not prohibit VOLTEC, the Mayor's nephew’s employer, from contracting with the Village of Forest.

The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit Azelis AE&S from continuing business with the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury if Ronald Scott Harrington becomes an employee of Azelis AE&S upon his retirement from the Calcasieu Parish Mosquito Control Department, provided he has no dealings with procurement, bidding, etc., on transactions between the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury and Azelis AE&S.

The Code of Governmental Ethics does not prohibit Dream Keepers Academy of Baton Rouge, a non-profit organization, from contracting with Helix Network of Educational Choices, a charter school operating under a contract with the East Baton Rouge School Board, to provide compensated tutoring services for Helix students.