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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> of Lours DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.0.BOX 4368 <br /> * ► * BATON ROUGE, LA 70821 <br /> oHFoErc (225)219-5600 <br /> »o» <br /> FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> March 9, 2022 <br /> Mr. Brad Cradeur <br /> Executive Director <br /> Sewerage District No. 1, Iberia Parish <br /> 2617 Northside Rd., Suite 100 <br /> New Iberia, LA 70563 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2022-029 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Mr. Cradeur: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its March 4, 2022 meeting, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion as to whether a trailer park owned by the chairperson of the board of the Sewerage <br /> District No. 1 of Iberia Parish may dedicate a sewerage treatment plant to the district,and whether <br /> the chairperson could participate in such a transaction in his capacity as a board member. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> Sewerage District No. 1 of Iberia Parish (the "District") is a political subdivision created by <br /> ordinance of Iberia Parish Council(the"Council")pursuant to La.R.S. 33:3881 et seq. The District <br /> is governed by a five-member Board of Supervisors(the"District Board").Members of the District <br /> Board are appointed by the Council. The purpose of the District is to establish, acquire, construct, <br /> maintain and operate a sewerage system,which may include facilities,equipment and installations <br /> as necessary. <br /> The District's policies may require connection to the public sewer system if property is within 300 <br /> feet of a serviceable public sewer. The District has historically accepted dedications and assumed <br /> responsibility for approximately 10 trailer park, stand-alone wastewater facilities that are not <br /> connected or within 300 feet of a public sewer. The operation and ownership of these systems by <br /> the District is not mandated by law or policy. <br /> The chairperson of the District's Board, Kasey Thibodeaux, is a 50% owner of a trailer park (the <br /> "Park"); the other 50% is owned by his father. The Park has a self-contained sewerage treatment <br /> plant to treat the sewage of the Park. Mr. Thibodeaux and his father would like to transfer and <br /> dedicate the sewer system and plant to the District for operation, maintenance and collection of <br /> user fees. <br /> Page 1 of 3 (BD 2022-029) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />