| Advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics prohibits the continued employment of a member of the Port of Iberia Board of Commissioners with a company that transacts business with the Port of Iberia. |
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On August 18, 2026, Korey Kimball was appointed by the New Iberia City Council to the Port of Iberia Board of Commissioners. Mr. Kimball has been employed with Bayou Companies. Bayou Companies has multiple land leases with the Port of Iberia.
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La. R.S. 42:1111C(2)(d) provides that no public servant and no legal entity in which the public servant exercises control or owns an interest in excess of twenty-five percent, shall receive any thing of economic value for or in consideration of services rendered, or to be rendered, to or for any person during his public service unless such services are: (d) Neither performed for nor compensated by 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 or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency.
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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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