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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> 0.0*"1.0/714., DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.0 BOX 4368 <br /> e : BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> o° (225)219-5600 <br /> FAX (225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.la.gov <br /> December 26, 2019 <br /> Donovan Archote <br /> 706 Huey P. Long Avenue <br /> Gretna, Louisiana 70053 <br /> Re: Louisiana Board of Ethics <br /> Docket No. 2019-1114 <br /> Dear Mr. Archote, <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on December 20, 2019, considered your <br /> request for an advisory opinion as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") <br /> would prohibit your wife from applying for and obtaining a Type 2 video gaming <br /> establishment license. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You are employed as the Commander of Louisiana State Police ("LSP") Troop B in <br /> Jefferson Parish. Your job duties include highway safety enforcement and responding to <br /> critical incidents such as hurricanes, floods,active shooter investigations, and local agency <br /> emergency requests. <br /> Your wife, Betty Archote, owns Huey P.,s Pizzeria in Violet, La. Your wife is considering <br /> applying for a Type 2 video gaming establishment license for the restaurant. The <br /> applications are submitted to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, pursuant to the <br /> Louisiana Gaming Control Law, La. R.S. 27:1, et seq.,, with regulation under the authority <br /> of the Gaming Enforcement Division within LSP, Department of Public Safety and <br /> Corrections. <br /> Your job duties do not involve gaming enforcement. LSP Troop B does not perform any <br /> gaming enforcement duties or have any other authority over gaming activities. <br /> LAW <br /> La.R.S.42:1113A(1)(a)provides that no public servant or member of his immediate family <br /> shall bid on or enter into any contract, subcontract, or other transaction that is under the <br /> supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of such public servant. <br /> Page 1 of 2 (Docket No. 2019-1114) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />