| Waiver request submitted by Louis Lambert, a member of the Ascension Parish School Board, regarding a $2500 late fee assessed for filing his 2022 Financial Disclosure Statement 858 days late; and a $2500 late fee assessed for filing his 2023 Financial Disclosure Statement 492 days late. |
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Mr. Lambert requests a waiver and states the following: He is an elected member of the Ascension Parish School Board who has timely filed his annual personal financial disclosure statements each year. However, he states he was unaware that he was required to file another financial disclosure statement by the same filing date pursuant to R.S. 42:1111C(6), which provides an exception for certain members of school boards to be employed with vendors of the school board.
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TYPE OF REPORT: 2022 Financial Disclosure Statement
REPORT DUE: 5/15/2023
NOD-FF RECEIVED: Not issued
DATE REPORT FILED: 9/19/2025
DAYS LATE FROM DUE DATE: 858 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $2500
TYPE OF REPORT: 2023 Financial Disclosure Statement
REPORT DUE: 5/15/2024
NOD-FF RECEIVED: Not issued
DATE REPORT FILED: 9/19/2025
DAYS LATE FROM DUE DATE: 492 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $2500
OTHER LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: None
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(6) provides notwithstanding the provisions of Subparagraph (2)(d) of this Subsection, a member of a school board or parish or municipal governing authority may continue employment with a person who has or is seeking a contractual or other business or financial relationship with his governmental entity or an agency under the jurisdiction or supervision of his governmental entity provided all of the following conditions are met:
(a) The member is a salaried or wage-earning employee of his employer.
(b) The compensation of the member is substantially unaffected by his employer's contractual or other business or financial relationship with his governmental entity or other agency under the jurisdiction or supervision of his governmental entity.
(c) The member is not an officer, director, trustee, or partner of his employer.
(d) The member does not own an interest which exceeds one percent of the legal entity which employs him.
(e) The member does not participate in any transaction with his governmental entity or agency under the jurisdiction or supervision of his governmental entity, including recusing himself from any vote, involving his employer.
(f) The member complies with the disclosure requirements in R.S. 42:1114.
La. R.S. 42:1114A provides that other than a legislator, each public servant and each member of his immediate family who derives any thing of economic value, directly, through any transaction involving the agency of such public servant or who derives any thing of economic value of which he may be reasonably expected to know through a person which (1) is regulated by the agency of such public servant, or (2) has bid on or entered into or is in any way financially interested in any contract, subcontract, or any transaction under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such public servant shall disclose the following: (1) The amount of income or value of any thing of economic value derived; (2) The nature of the business activity; (3) Name and address, and relationship to the public servant, if applicable; and (4) The name and business address of the legal entity, if applicable.
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Suspend all based on future compliance.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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