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Ethics Board Docket No. 2020-870 <br /> Ms. Joyce Thompson <br /> June 7, 2021 <br /> Page 3 <br /> by a single municipal governing authority of a municipality with a population of twenty-five <br /> thousand or less, or any subdistrict of such a political subdivision, (v) a board of directors of a <br /> private nonprofit corporation that is not specifically created by law, (vi) any board or commission <br /> that does not have the authority to expend, disburse, or invest more than fifty thousand dollars of <br /> funds in a fiscal year and whose members are not eligible to receive any compensation, per diem, <br /> or reimbursement of expenses for services on the board or commission, or (vii) any board or <br /> commission that is the governing authority of a special district established by Chapter 29 of Title 33 <br /> of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 or pursuant to Chapter 30-A of Title 33 of the Louisiana <br /> Revised Statutes of 1950 for the purpose of improvement or beatification of the district or promoting <br /> and adding to the security of district residents,provided that the boundaries of the special district are <br /> not conterminous with the boundaries of a parish or municipality and provided that the board or <br /> commission does not have the authority to collect, expend, disperse, or invest more than five <br /> hundred thousand dollars of funds in a fiscal year. <br /> CONCLUSION <br /> The Board concluded,and instructed me to inform you,that the members of the Cenla Area Agency <br /> on Aging, Inc. Board of Directors are not required to file annual personal financial disclosure <br /> statements pursuant to La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1 since the Cenla Area Agency on Aging, Inc. is not a <br /> board or commission as defined by La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1D(1)(a) since it was not created in law by <br /> the state or a political subdivision. <br /> This advisory opinion is based solely on the facts as set forth herein. Changes to the facts as <br /> presented may result in a different application of the provisions of the Code of Governmental <br /> Ethics. Please note that the Board issues no opinion as to past conduct, and that the Board's <br /> expressed opinion is limited to an examination of the Code of Governmental Ethics,the Campaign <br /> Finance Disclosure Act,the Lobbyist Disclosure Acts,and the conflict of interest provisions in the <br /> gaming laws. <br /> If you have any questions,please contact me at(800) 842-6630 or(225) 219-5600. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> LOU! ANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> a/OpMel / <br /> Tracy M. :. 'r <br /> For the Bo: <br />