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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> OF LOUD DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> S4zoH' s,sf <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> * P.0.BOX 4368 <br /> * BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> (225)219-5600 <br /> '••»o« FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> AuL,ust 11, 2025 <br /> Xa2an Rantisi <br /> Off.ce of Management and Finance <br /> Department of Children and Family Services <br /> 627 N. 0' Street <br /> Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2025-260 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Decr Mr. Ran-isi: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its August 8, 2025 meeting, considered your advisory opinion <br /> request, on behalf of the Department of Children and Family Services ("DCFS"), as to whether <br /> the Code of Governmental Ethics(the"Code")permits DCFS vendors to provide certain food and <br /> beverages to DCFS employees at an upcoming event. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> DCFS is hosting an employee appreciate week. Certain vendors of DCFS would like to set up <br /> displays to showcase their services. As part of their presentations,they would like to provide food <br /> and beverages to DCFS employees. Representatives of the vendors would be on-site at all times <br /> that R-iod and"beverages are provided. <br /> You would Bice to know if DCFS employees may accept food and beverages from vendors of <br /> DCr S. You would also like to know if there are any limitations as to the monetary value of the <br /> food and beverages. <br /> LAW <br /> Lal. R.S. 4.2:1115 provides with respect to gifts: <br /> "A. No public servant shall solicit or accept, directly or indirectly, any thing of economic <br /> vahie as a gift or gratuity from any person or from any officer, director,agent, or employee of such <br /> person, if such public servant knows or reasonably should know that such person: <br /> (1) Has or is seeking to obtain contractual or other business or financial relationships with <br /> the public servant's agency." <br /> Page 1 of 3 (BD 2025-260) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />