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Advisory regarding whether the daughter of Kathy Blakenship, the Deputy Undersecretary for the Louisiana Department of Economic Development, may contract with the Fast Start program. |
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Kathy Blakenship is the Deputy Undersecretary for the Office of Management and Finance for the Louisiana Department of Economic Development. This department is under the Undersecretary. Her daughter is seeking to contract with the Louisiana Fast Start Program, which is under the Deputy Secretary.
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La. R.S. 42:1113A prohibits a public servant, a member of his immediate family or a legal entity in which either owns a controlling interest, from bidding on or entering into a contract, subcontract or transaction that is under the supervision or jurisdiction of the public servant's agency.
La. R.S. 42:1112B(1) prohibits a public servant from participating in a transaction involving his governmental entity in which a member of his immediate family has a substantial economic interest.
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Adopt proposed advisory opinion.
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| Assigned Attorney: |
Tracy Barker |
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