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Ethics Board Docket No. 2021-052 <br /> Page 5 of 9 <br /> entity. <br /> 2. <br /> Section 1113A of the Ethics Code states no public servant, or a member of such a <br /> public servant's immediate family, or a legal entity in which he has a controlling interest <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. Section 1113A of the <br /> Code provides in pertinent part: <br /> §1113. Prohibited contractual arrangements; exceptions; reports <br /> A.(1)(a) No public servant, excluding any legislator and any appointed <br /> member of any board or commission and any member of a governing <br /> authority of a parish with a population of ten thousand or less, or member of <br /> such a public servant's immediate family, or legal entity in which he has a <br /> controlling interest shall bid on or enter into any contract, subcontract, or <br /> other transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the agency of <br /> such public servant. <br /> V. <br /> OPINION: <br /> It is the opinion of the BOE that Jennifer Lance, while serving as an employee of <br /> LSUHSC, violated Section 1112A of the Ethics Code by virtue of her participation in the <br /> approval of invoices on behalf of her agency relating to purchases from her sole <br /> proprietorship. Section 1112A of the Code prohibits public servants from participating in <br /> a transaction involving his governmental entity in which he has a substantial economic <br /> interest. <br /> Harper & Daisy was a sole proprietorship owned solely by Jennifer Lance. Mrs. <br />