| Advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits the President/CEO of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts from becoming an ambassador of the 2023 New Orleans Men Wear Pink organization of the American Cancer Society. |
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Silas Cooper is the President/CEO of the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts. He has been asked to be an ambassador of the 2023 New Orleans Men Wear Pink
organization of the American Cancer Society. His responsibilities as an ambassador would include fundraising, wearing pink in October and raising awareness through social networks. The American Cancer Society does not have any contractual, business or financial relationships with the Center for Creative Arts.
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La. R.S. 42:1115A(2) prohibits a public servant from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person is seeking, for compensation, to influence the passage or defeat of legislation by the pubic servant's agency.
La. R.S. 42:1115B(1) prohibits a public employee from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person conducts operations or activities that are regulated by the public employees' agency.
La. R.S. 42:1115B(2) prohibits a public employee from soliciting or accepting, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic value as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director, agent, or employee of such person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person has a substantial economic interest which may be substantially affected by the performance or nonperformance of the public employee's office duty.
La. R.S. 42:1116 provides that no public servant shall use the authority of his office or position, directly or indirectly, in a manner intended to compel or coerce any person or other public servant to provide himself, or other person with anything of economic value.
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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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