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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> j' ot; DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> dd'OF LOUI <br /> .'"&,M JU-TSJ�i� <br /> 9z LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> 1f0 b '`,I P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> im;l <br /> tl"41,11, BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> ,H41,11%1 <br /> �.' (225)219-5600 <br /> m''', <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> wwwethics.la.gov <br /> August 21, 2017 <br /> Mr. Stacy C. Auzenne <br /> Counsel for the Avoyelles Port Commission <br /> Post Office Box 11817 <br /> Alexandria, Louisiana 71315 <br /> Re: Ethics Board Docket No. 2017-747 <br /> Dear Mr. Auzenne: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics,at its August 18,2017 meeting,considered your request for <br /> an advisory opinion regarding whether the Code of Governmental Ethics would prohibit newly <br /> appointed Board member Bruce Coulon and/or Coulon Electrical,Mr.Coulon's electrical company, <br /> from entering into contracts for electrical work with Brudd Construction Company and/or any <br /> present or future tenants of the Avoyelles Port.You stated that Bruce Coulon is a licensed electrician <br /> and prior to his service on the Commission he performed work for Brudd Construction Company. <br /> Brudd Construction Company is a current tenant of the Avoyelles Port. <br /> The Board concluded,and instructed me to inform you,that under the facts presented herein <br /> Bruce Coulon and/or Coulon Electrical are prohibited from providing compensated services to Brudd <br /> Construction Company and/or any present or future tenants of the Avoyelles Port. La. R.S. <br /> 42:1111 C(2)(d) prohibits a public servant, or a legal entity in which the public servant exercises <br /> control,from receiving a thing of economic value for services rendered to any person who conducts <br /> operations or activities that are regulated by the public employee's agency or has or is seeking to <br /> obtain a business or financial relationship with the public employee's agency. Since Brudd <br /> Construction Company and/or any current or future tenants of the Avoyelles Port have or are seeking <br /> to have a business financial relationship with Mr. Coulon's agency, he and Coulon Electric are <br /> prohibited from receiving anything of economic value from port tenants. <br /> This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts as <br /> presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Code of Ethics. The Board <br /> issues no opinion as to past conduct or as to laws other than the Code of Governmental Ethics. If <br /> you have any questions, please contact me at(800)842-6630 or(225)219-5600. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> cc: Bruce Coulon Suzanne Quinlan Mooney <br /> For the Board <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />