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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> Of L°UI DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> �w o 's9y LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> �ororioeNc� (225)219-5600 <br /> '•..o» FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.1a.gov <br /> 07/12/2021 <br /> Jared Green <br /> 1201 Tupelo Street <br /> New Orleans, Louisiana 70117 <br /> Re: Louisiana Board of Ethics <br /> Docket No. 2021-367 <br /> Dear Mr. Green, <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on July 9, 2021, considered your request for <br /> an advisory opinion as to whether the Code of Governmental Ethics ("Code") would <br /> prohibit you from participating in a child literacy campaign while employed by the City of <br /> New Orleans. <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> In 2019, you wrote a book titled "Madam Mayor," which is a creative story involving the <br /> Mayor of New Orleans. Your goal is to distribute 13,000 copies of the book to students in <br /> primary schools for free as part of a larger child literacy project. You are currently in the <br /> process of raising funds to print the books. You intend to solicit donations to a non-profit <br /> organization, BAMM Cares, which will handle the payment for the printing of the books. <br /> Your book will also be available for sale on-line. <br /> You were recently hired by the City of New Orleans in the Office of Neighborhood <br /> Engagement as a Neighborhood Liaison for District E, which covers the Lower 9th Ward. <br /> The Office of Neighborhood Engagement operates programs that promote local <br /> participation in government decision-making,such as a Civic Leadership Academy, Coffee <br /> on Your Corner, Neighborhood Leaders' Roundtable, and a Police Community Advisory <br /> Board. However, the Office of Neighborhood Engagement does not have any involvement <br /> with the child literacy project in which you intend to participate. <br /> You intend to take a leave of absence from your employment in order to participate in the <br /> child literacy program. The Office of Neighborhood Engagement will not be involved in <br /> any way with the books and will not be purchasing or distributing any of the books. <br /> Page 1 of 4 (Docket No. 2021-367) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />