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STATE OF LOUISIANA <br /> aF Lov�s DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE <br /> LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS <br /> P.O.BOX 4368 <br /> BATON ROUGE,LA 70821 <br /> wr oee (225)219-5600 <br /> ep° FAX:(225)381-7271 <br /> 1-800-842-6630 <br /> www.ethics.state.Ia.us <br /> May 9, 2022 <br /> Karla Courtade <br /> 3511 Allene Street <br /> Brusly, LA 70719 <br /> Re: Docket No. 2022-220 <br /> Advisory Opinion <br /> Dear Ms. Courtade: <br /> The Louisiana Board of Ethics, at its meeting on May 6, 2022, considered your request for an <br /> advisory opinion regarding the post-employment restrictions of the Code of Governmental Ethics <br /> ("Code") following your retirement from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and <br /> Development ("DOTD"). <br /> FACTS PROVIDED <br /> You are currently employed as the Statewide Highway Safety Improvement Program Manager in <br /> the Highway Safety Office ("HSO") with DOTD. Your duties include developing and managing <br /> the Louisiana Highway Safety Improvement Program; ensuring that safety funded projects are on <br /> schedule and within budget; coordinating safety project activities between DOTD, Federal <br /> Highway Administration and Metropolitan Planning Organization; and, preparing the annual <br /> Federal Highway Administration Highway Safety Improvement Plan. <br /> You intend to retire from your position and would like to apply for a position as a Fatality Analysis <br /> Reporting System("FARS")Analyst with the Center for Analytics and Research in Transportation <br /> Safety("CARTS")at Louisiana State University("LSU"). You stated that the duties of an analyst <br /> require in-depth review of fatal crash reports and coding into the system through the National <br /> Highway Traffic Safety Administration. <br /> You provided that your current responsibilities as Highway Safety Improvement Program Manager <br /> do not include any involvement with FARS or CARTS. They also do not involve review of fatal <br /> crash data or the management of the contract with CARTS. <br /> LAW <br /> La. R.S. 42:1121A(1) prohibits a former agency head, for a period of two years following the <br /> termination of his public service as the head of such agency, from assisting another person, for <br /> compensation,in a transaction,or in an appearance in connection with a transaction, involving that <br /> agency or render any service on a contractual basis to or for such agency. <br /> Page 1 of 2 (BD 2022-220) <br /> AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />