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Docket No. 22-925
 
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RE:
Advisory opinion request by the Lafayette City Marshal, Reggie Thomas, regarding whether his nephew may be employed by the Lafayette City Marshal's Office.
Facts:
Reggie Thomas, the Lafayette City Marshal, is considering hiring his nephew to work in the Lafayette City Marshal's Office. He stated that his nephew is post certified and highly qualified to be a Deputy Marshal.
Law:
La. R.S. 42:1119A states that no member of the immediate family of an agency head shall be employed in his agency.

La. R.S. 42:1102(13) defines "immediate family" as the term relates to a public servant to mean his children, the spouses of his children, his brothers and their spouses, his sisters and their spouses, his parents, his spouse, and the parents of his spouse.

Recommendations:
Adopt draft advisory opinion.
Assigned Attorney: Suzanne Mooney
 
 
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2022-925 - AO agenda
2022-925- Advisory Opinion Draft - Thomas