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an independent health insurance agency. Massad-Olinde pays Mr. Thibaut 50% of the commis- sions generated by the health insurance contract with the Hospital District. LAW 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, or to 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 ob- tain contractual or other business or financial relationships with the public servant's agency. La. R.S. 42:1111E(1) provides that no public servant, and no legal entity in which the public servant is an officer, director, trustee, partner, or employee, or in which the public servant has a substantial economic interest, shall receive or agree to receive anything of economic value for assisting a person in a transaction, or in an appearance in connection with a transaction,with the agency of such public servant. La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(vi) defines "agency," for public servants of political subdivisions, as the agency in which the public servant serves, except that for members of any governing authority and for the elected or appointed chief executive of a governmental entity, it shall mean the gov- ernmental entity. A "governmental entity" means the state or any political subdivision to which the elected official is elected. La. R.S. 42:1102(12). CONCLUSION The Board concluded, and instructed me to inform you, that Major Thibaut, in his capacity as Pointe Coupee Parish President, would not be prohibited by Section 1111C(2)(d) or Section 1111(E)(1) from receiving compensation from Massad-Olinde as a result of any new health in- surance contract with the Hospital District, as the Hospital District is a political subdivision of the state pursuant to La. R.S. 46:1064A. This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts as pre- sented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Code of Governmental Eth- ics. The Board issues no opinion as to past conduct or as to laws other than the Code of Gov- ernmental Ethics, the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, the Lobbyist Disclosure Act, and con- flict of interest provisions in the gaming laws. If you have any questions, please contact me at (800)842-6630 or (225)219-5600. Sincerely, • _ _ • A BOARD OF ETHICS Thc,S2(2_ David M. Bordelon For the Board Page 2 of 2 (Docket No. 2019-117)