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Docket No. 26-028
 
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RE:
Waiver request submitted by Jesse LaFayette Means, III, Capital Area Groundwater Conservation District, regarding a $1500 late fee assessed for filing his amended 2022 Tier 2.1 annual pfd 88 days late.
Facts:
Jesse LaFayette Means, III received the 2022 and 2023 PFD LFOs on December 1,2025, and immediately filed the disclosures the following day. He would like to request a waiver of the $1,500 assessed late fee, because he did not see the NOD as his wife signed and did not give the notice to him.
Comments:
TYPE OF REPORT: 2022 Tier 2.1 Annual Report - amendment
ORIGINAL FILING DATE: 2/14/2024
DATE NOD RECEIVED: 8/26/2025 (Nicole Means)
DATE REPORT FILED: 12/2/2025
DAYS LATE FROM NOD: 88 days
ASSESSED LATE FEE: $1500
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING PFD LATE FEES: None
PRIOR/OUTSTANDING CF LATE FEES: None
OUTSTANDING DISCLOSURE REPORTS: Yes, 2024 PFD
PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Been filing since 2021
Law:
La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1 requires financial disclosure for each member and designee of a board or commission which has the authority to expend, disburse or invest $10,000 or more of funds in a fiscal year on or before May 15th of each year during which the person holds office and the year following termination of the holding of such office.

La. R.S. 42:1124.4 provides that upon discovery of the failure to file, failure to timely file, omission of information or inaccurate information, the Board shall notify the filer by sending him a notice of delinquency by certified mail. The notice of delinquency shall inform the person that the financial statement must be filed, or that the information must be disclosed or accurately disclosed, or that a written answer contesting the allegation of such failure, omission, or inaccuracy must be filed no later than seven (7) business days after receipt of the notice of delinquency.

Recommendations:
Decline to waive.
Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2026-028 - PFD Waiver - Jesse Means, III | 22 Tier 2.1 Amend