Louisiana state seal Louisiana Ethics Administration Program
Home Opinions Search EAB Decisions Search
Agency Tracking o. 2024-148 <br /> Page 6 of <br /> of an elected official or another employee of the governmental entity. <br /> (19) defines "public servant"to mean a public employee or elected official. <br /> (21) defines "substantial economic interest's to mean an economic interest <br /> which is of greater benefit to the public servant or other person than to a general <br /> class or group of persons, except: a) the interest that the public servant has in <br /> his position, office, rank, salary, per diem, or other matter arising solely from <br /> his public employment or office; (b) the that an elected official who is elected <br /> to a.house,body, or authority has in a position or office of such house,body, or <br /> authority which is required to be filled by a member of such house, body, or <br /> authority by law, legislative rule, or home rule charter, c) the interest that a <br /> person has as a member of the general public., <br /> (23) defincs "transaction involving the governmental entity" to mean any <br /> proceeding, application,submission,request for a ruling or other determination, <br /> contract, claim, case, or other such particular nutter which the public servant <br /> or former public servant of the governmental entity in question linos or should <br /> know: (a) is, or will be, the subject of action by the governmental entity (b) is <br /> one to which the governmental entity is or X11 be a party c) is one in which <br /> the goveriunental entity has a direct interest. <br /> 1 , <br /> La.. R.S. 42:1153 provides for the fallowing penalties: <br /> A. Upon a determination that any elected official or other person has violated <br /> any provision of any law within the jurisdiction of the Board of Ethics <br /> except violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act which shall be <br /> governed by Chapter X 1 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Devised Statutes of <br /> 19503 the Etbics Adjudicatory Board may censure the elected official or <br /> person, or impose a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or both. <br /> B. Upon a determination that any public employee or other person has violated <br /> any provision of any law within the jurisdiction of the Board of Fthics <br /> except violations of the Campaign Finance Disclosure dict which shall be <br /> governed by Chapter 11 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of <br /> 1950 the Ethics Ad0u.dica.tory Board may remove, suspend, or order a <br /> reduction in pay, or demotion of the public employee or other person, or <br /> impose a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars, or both. <br /> i <br />