Board of Ethics
| Name | Board of Ethics |
| Contact Person | Mrs. Carolyn Abadie Landry - Administrative Program Director |
| Mailing Address |
Post Office Box 4368 Baton Rouge, LA 70821 |
| Phone Number | 225-219-5600 |
| Fax Number | 225-381-7271 |
| Board Email | carolyn.landry@la.gov |
| Website | www.ethics.la.gov |
| Legal Authority | R.S. 42:1132 and R.S. 18:1511.1 |
| Year Created | 1996 |
| Organizational Placement | Department of State Civil Service |
| Purpose/Function | The Board is responsible for administering and enforcing provisions of the Code of Governmental Ethics, the Election Integrity Act, the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act and the Lobbyist Disclosure Act. |
| Number of Entity Members: |
Number Authorized: 11
Number Currently Serving: 11 |
| Number of Entity Meetings: |
Actual number in prior year: 23
Estimated number in current year: 24 |
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The Entity is: Active Inactive Not fully organized Disbanded Never fully organized |
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Do members receive per diem, salaries, and/or travel expense reimbursements? Yes No |
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Excluding member per diem, salaries, and travel expense reimbursements, does the entity receive or expend funds? Yes No |
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Entity Member Per Diem: Amount Authorized: $166 per meeting per meeting day per day spent on board business None |
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Total entity member per diem: Prior year actual: $34,650.00 Current year budgeted: $52,278.00 |
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Entity Member Salaries: Prior year actual: $0.00 Current year budgeted: $0.00 |
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Entity Member Travel Expense Reimbursement: Prior year actual: $26,667.00 Current year budgeted: $24,778.00 |
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Number and Type of Authorized Employee Positions: Classified: 2 Unclassified: 0 Part-time: 0 |
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Entity Fiscal Year End: 4/30 7/31 10/31 Other (identify date) 6/30 9/30 12/31 None |
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Participation in State Employee Benefit Programs: Employees: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs Members: participate in state retirement system(s) and/or state group insurance program(s) do not participate in state benefit programs |
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A state agency provides: (Check all that apply and identify the state agency)
Per Diem Payments State Agency: LA Department of State Civil Service Travel Reimbursements State Agency: LA Department of State Civil Service Other (explain) per diem State Agency: Per Diem changed from 175 to 166 effective 10/1/23 |
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Is this entity a budget unit or included within a budget unit of the State of Louisiana as defined by LSA-R.S. 39:2? Yes No If yes, identify the budget unit and the budget schedule number below: Budget Unit Name: Ethics Administration Budget Schedule Number: 17-562 |
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