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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> OF �UI DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> rte s,cd'9 <br /> f LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> `1` 9 P.O. BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> °oNFoEr� (225)219-5600 <br /> »o»" <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> Tuesday, November 19, 2019 <br /> Joel Robideaux <br /> Mayor-President <br /> Lafayette City-Parish <br /> Consolidated Government <br /> P.O.Box 4017-C <br /> Lafayette, Louisiana 70502 <br /> Re: Louisiana Board of Ethics <br /> Docket No.2019-1155 <br /> Dear Mayor Robideaux: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics ("Board"), at its November 15, 2019 meeting, considered your <br /> request for an advisory opinion as to whether the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics <br /> ("Code") would prohibit Ms. Rideaux's acceptance of the appointment to the Board of <br /> Commissioners of the Lafayette Economic Development Authority while she is the <br /> Administrator of Project Front Yard. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You stated that Skyra Rideaux ("Ms. Rideaux°') was recently appointed to the Board of <br /> Commissioners of the Lafayette Economic Development Authority ("LEDA"). Ms. Rideaux is <br /> also presently the Administrator of Project Front Yard, a program administered by the <br /> Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government ("LCG") and supervised by the Mayor- <br /> Presidents' Office. Project Front Yard is a program that brings together individuals, <br /> businesses,governmental entities, and media partners to address community beautification <br /> through education. The mission of Project Front Yard is to build awareness and stimulate <br /> improvement of the face of the local community, which it accomplishes through initiatives <br /> such as revitalization of gateways, improved streetscapes, litter removal, and prevention <br /> public art river cleanup and education. <br /> Each year LEDA donates fifty thousand dollars $50,000.00 to the Community Foundation of <br /> Acadiana ("CFA"). CFA then donates this sum to LCG for the express purpose of financing <br /> Project Front Yard. Part of this sum is used for Ms. Rideaux's salary as the Administrator of <br /> Project Front Yard. The CFA is a tax-exempt,donor-centric,entrepreneurial foundation whose <br /> core purpose is building legacies and improving communities by connecting generous people <br /> to the causes they care about. CFA is a philanthropic organization benefiting South Louisiana, <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br /> Docket No.2019-1155 <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />