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Docket No. 20-873
 
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RE:
Request from Carol Smith to waive the $450 late fee assessed for filing her September 2020 Lobbying Expenditure Report 9 days late.
Facts:
In connection with her waiver request, Ms. Smith states that following:

As a resident of the Greater New Orleans Metropolitan Area, she suffered a direct hit from Hurricane Zeta on Wednesday, October 28, 2020. In the aftermath of the hurricane, she was without lights for up to a week in her home and business. Her report was submitted the following week, on November 4, 2020. Her delinquency in submitting her September report was due solely to the fact that during the course of preparing for the landfall of Hurricane Zeta and attending to the needs of her home and family after landfall.


Comments:
REPORT: September 2020 ER

REPORT DUE: October 26, 2020

REPORT FILED: November 4, 2020

DAYS LATE: 9 DAYS

FEE ASSESSED: $450

ACTIVITY REPORTED: NONE

OTHER LATE FILINGS: July 2020 ER - $100 - Paid

REGISTERED BRANCHES: Leg

LOBBYING SINCE: 2020



Law:
La R.S. 24:55 provides that registered lobbyists shall file a monthly expenditure report by the 25th day of the subsequent month.
Recommendations:
Suspend all based on future compliance.
Assigned Attorney: Kathleen Allen
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2020-873 - Lobbying Waiver Request Carol W. Smith