Advisory opinion request relative to Linda Curtis-Sparks, Executive Director of the Sabine Parish Tourist Commission, regarding post-employment prohibitions. Sabine Parish has a population of 22,155. |
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Linda Curtis-Sparks served as the Executive Director of the Sabine Parish Tourist Commission ("Tourist Commission") pursuant to an employment agreement that expired December 31, 2021. Ms. Curtis-Sparks was the agency head and provided her services as a payroll employee. Now that her employment agreement has concluded, Ms. Curtis-Sparks would like to work on a part-time basis as a payroll employee of the Tourist Commission in a role other than Executive Director.
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La. R.S. 42:1121A(1) prohibits a former agency head, for a period of two years following the termination of his public service 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.
EB Docket No. 2013-004 opined that a retired employee of Plaquemines Parish Government could return to work provided he not contract with his former agency to perform services.
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Adopt the proposed advisory opinion draft.
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Assigned Attorney: |
Greg Thibodeaux |
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