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Docket No. 26-310
 
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RE:
Request to Withdraw Advisory Opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits an employee of the Office of Juvenile Justice from having outside employment with HDG Academy.
Facts:
Lonnikia Robinson is currently employed as a Social Services Counselor at the Office of Juvenile Justice ("OJJ") where she works Mondays through Friday. In this role, her job duties include: providing direct-line supervision to lower-level counselors and treatment staff, including training, case reviews, monitor productivity, and facilitating youth intake orientation.

Ms. Robinson is interested in obtaining additional employment with a private employer, HDG Academy ("HDG") which is funded by the Louisiana Rehabilitation Services ("LRS"). In this role, she would be working on Saturdays and her job duties would include: instructing on professional behavior, teamwork, communication, conflict resolution, punctuality, and time management, resume writing, online application completion, interview techniques, and building professional portfolios, educating participants on employer expectations, workplace safety, etc.

Neither LRS or HDG Academy have a business, financial, or contractual relationship with OJJ. The only connection between OJJ and HDG is that OJJ, along with eventual OJJ facilities, permits HDG to come in and provide life skills to students that are housed in OJJ facilities and is recognized as a volunteer program.

Recommendations:
Allow withdrawal of the advisory opinion request.
Assigned Attorney: Kathryn Rich
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
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2026-310 - AO - Lonnikia Robinson
2026-310- Withdrawl of Request