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La. R.S. 42:1102 provides the following relevant definitions: (4) "Assist" means to act in such a way as to help, advise, furnish information to, or aid a person with the intent to assist such person. (15) "Participate"means 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. (16) "Person"means an individual or legal entity other than a governmental entity, or an agency thereof. (23) "Transaction involving the governmental entity" means any proceeding, application, submission,request for a ruling or other determination,contract,claim, case, or other such particular matter which the public servant or former public servant of the governmental entity in question knows or should know: (a) Is, or will be, the subject of action by the governmental entity; (b) Is one to which the governmental entity is or will be a party;(c)Is one in which the governmental entity has a direct interest. AGENCY& GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY La. R.S. 42:1102(18)defines public employee"to mean anyone,whether compensated or not,who is: (ii) Appointed by any elected official when acting in an official capacity, and the appointment is to a post or position wherein the appointee is to serve the governmental entity or an agency thereof, either as a member of an agency, or as an employee thereof. Based on your appointment as an employee of the Governor's Office, you were a public employee pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(18). La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(iii) defines "agency" for public servants in the office of the governor to mean their respective offices.As such, your agency for purposes of the Code was the Governor's Office of Coastal Activities pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(iii). La. R.S. 42:1102(12) defines "governmental entity"to mean the state or any political subdivision which employs the public employee or employed the former public employee.As an employee of the State of Louisiana, your governmental entity was the State of Louisiana pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1102(12). ISSUE NO. I-OFFSHORE WIND STRATEGIC PLANNING As part of your public duties, you provided feedback and input relative to a legislative appropriation that the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources ("LDNR") received this fiscal year for offshore wind strategic planning. You also participated in meetings and discussions and provided input on a Request for Information to contract to create an offshore wind strategic plan. Page 2 of 4 (BD 2023-1004)