| Advisory Opinion request from Sgt. Travis Colombel of the Louisiana State Police, relating to his grass maintenance business seeking to bid on DOTD contracts. |
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Sgt. Colombel is currently an Administrative Sergeant with the Louisiana State Police ("LSP"), and has been employed by the LSP since 1998. His wife is a nurse in private practice. He and his wife desire to own a grass maintenance company which would bid on contracts with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development ("DOTD").
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La. R.S. 42:1113A(1)(a) states no public servant, or a member of such a public servant's immediate family, or a legal entity in which he has a controlling interest shall bid on or enter into any contract, subcontract or other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such public servant.
La. R.S. 42:1102(8) defines "controlling interest" to mean any ownership in any legal entity or beneficial interest in a trust, held by or on behalf of an individual or a member of his immediate family, either individually or collectively, which exceeds twenty-five percent of that legal entity.
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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Charles Reeves |
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