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LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> CONSENT OPINION <br /> I}�r�; BD NO: 2021-701 <br /> �tE; IN T�=[E MATTER OF TERRY HOOF, DENISE EPPS-HOOF AND FLOYDEAN <br /> W�-3I7'E <br /> The L«�uisiana Board of Ethics (the "BOE"), pursuant to the authority contained in the <br /> I,arisYana Co�ie of Governmental Ethics (the "Ethics Code"), La. R.S. 42:1101, et. seq., and <br /> par�icularly Sc;ction 1141 of the Ethics Code, conducted a confidential investigation concerning <br /> ir�fc r��iation that Terry Hoof,in his capacity as Mayor,Town of Cullen,Webster Parish,and Denise <br /> Ep��s••Hoof, ar.d Floydean White,in their capacities as Aldermen,Town of Cullen,Webster Parish, <br /> rrna����ave violated Section 1119D of the Ethics Code by virtue of hiring Tameka Ford as the Town <br /> Cle-k when they knew Tameka Ford was the wife of Alderman Darryl Ford,which was prohibited <br /> b.y La. R.S. 4�:1119B. <br /> On the basis of information obtained during the investigation, and with the concurrence of <br /> Ter-y Hoof, L►enise Epps-Hoof, and Floydean White, the BOE, Terry Hoof, Denise Epps-Hoof, <br /> and Floydean White enter into this Consent Opinion as follows: <br /> I. <br /> PARTIES: <br /> The P�lrties hereto are: <br /> Terry Hoof, a person of the full age of majority, domiciled in the Parish of <br /> Webster with the last known address of 109 N. Curtis Street, Cullen, <br /> Louisiana 71021; <br /> Denise Epps-Hoof, a person of the full age of majority, domiciled in the <br /> Parish of Webster with the last known address of 614 East Road, Cullen, <br /> Louisiana 71021; <br />