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VI. <br /> La. R.S. 42:1153 provides with respect to penalties: <br /> B. Upon finding that any public employee or other person has <br /> violated any provision of any law within the jurisdiction of the board . . ., <br /> the board by a majority vote of the membership, may remove, suspend, or <br /> order a reduction in pay, or demotion of the public employee or other <br /> person, or impose a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or both. <br /> La.R.S. 42:1155 provides with respect to penalties: <br /> A. If an investigation pursuant to R.S. 42:1141 reveals that any public <br /> servant or other person has violated any law within the jurisdiction of the <br /> board to his economic advantage, the board may order the payment of <br /> penalties. Recovery may include, in addition to an amount equal to such <br /> economic advantage, penalties not to exceed one half of the amount of the <br /> economic advantage. . . <br /> VII. <br /> As evidenced by their signatures below, John Lewis, Jr. and John Lewis, Sr. knowingly <br /> and of their own free will (a) agree that the violation is factually supported by stated facts herein; <br /> (b) agree that they both violated La. R.S. 42:1119A; (c) acknowledge that upon their signatures <br /> being affixed to this consent decree, this document will be available to the public as a public <br /> record; (d) agree that this order and decree is final and each waives their right of appeal or to <br /> otherwise seek a return of the payment of the penalty; and (e) agree to pay the penalty assessed <br /> herein and otherwise to comply with any other term or condition in the following order and <br /> decree. <br /> Page 2 of 6 <br />