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Ethics Board Docket No. 2022-054 <br /> Page 2 of 9 <br /> II. <br /> JURISDICTION: <br /> 1. <br /> The BOE is an agency of the State of Louisiana domiciled in East Baton Rouge Parish, <br /> Louisiana. <br /> 2. <br /> The BOE is authorized to offer a Consent Opinion to Hope Laborde by virtue of Section <br /> 1141C(3)(� of the Ethics Code. <br /> III. <br /> FINDINGS OF FACT: <br /> 1. <br /> The LSBOE was established within the Louisiana Department of Health to regulate the <br /> practice of optometry in the State of Louisiana. <br /> 2. <br /> In May 2014, Hope Laborde began her employment with the LSBOE, serving in the <br /> position of Administrative Assistant. <br /> 3. <br /> As an employee of the LSBOE, Ms. Laborde is a "public servant" as defined by La. R.S. <br /> 42:1102(19), and the LSBOE is her"agency" as defined by La. R.S. 42:1102(2)(a)(i). <br /> 4. <br /> On December 16,2019,Ms. Laborde received a Christmas bonus in the amount of$1,250. <br /> After taxes and other deductions, she received a check in the amount of$1,028.37. <br />