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Docket No. 21-076
 
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RE:
Request for an advisory opinion from the South Lafourche Levee District as to whether a retired employee could be re-hired on a part-time basis for the same position. Lafourche Parish has a population of 96,318.
Facts:
Windell Curole is the General Manager of the South Lafourche Levee District ("SLLD") who intends to retire in September of 2021. As General Manager, Mr. Curole is the agency head of the SLLD and answers to a board of commissioners. The SLLD would like to hire Mr. Curole on a part-time basis following his retirement. Mr. Curole would be performing the same duties but on a part-time basis as a W-2 employee.
Law:
La. R.S. 42:1121A prohibits a former agency head, for a period of two years following the termination of his public services as the head of such agency, from assisting another person, for compensation, in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction, involving that agency or render any service on a contractual basis to or for such agency.

La. R.S. 42:1102(16) defines "person" to mean an individual or legal entity other than a governmental entity, or an agency thereof.


Recommendations:
Adopt the proposed advisory opinion draft.
Assigned Attorney: Greg Thibodeaux
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
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2021-076 AO Draft Punch
2021-076 - Advisory Opinion Request Mary Punch