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Agenda Item
Docket No. 26-345
 
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RE:
Advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office from remitting payment on an invoice associated with a publication commissioned during the final days of former Sheriff Susan Hutson's administration.
Facts:
Prior to leaving office, Sheriff Hutson commissioned and publicly distributed a professionally produced report entitled "The State of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office: 2022-2026" in conjunction with her farewell address and related public-facing event. The current administration has concerns regarding whether the publication constituted a lawful governmental communication serving a sufficient public purpose or whether it constituted an impermissible publicly funded promotional, commemorative, or image-enhancement publication associated with a departing elected official.
Law:
N/A
Recommendations:
Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
Assigned Attorney: Tracy Barker
 
 
ATTACHMENTS:
Description:
2026-345 - AO - Keith Lampkin
2026-345 - Advisory Opinion Draft - Lampkin