Chapter

Code of Governmental Ethics

La. R.S. 42:1101— CODE OF GOVERNMENTAL ETHICS
La. R.S. 42:1102— Definitions
La. R.S. 42:1111— Payment from nonpublic sources
La. R.S. 42:1111.1— Charitable giving to public servants during gubernatorially declared disasters and emergencies; limitations; requirements; annual reports
La. R.S. 42:1112— Participation in certain transactions involving the governmental entity
La. R.S. 42:1112.1— Service on a civil service commission; recusal
La. R.S. 42:1113— Prohibited contractual arrangements; exceptions; reports
La. R.S. 42:1113.1— Gubernatorially declared emergencies or disasters; prohibited personal use conversion and prohibited preferences
La. R.S. 42:1114— Financial disclosure
La. R.S. 42:1114.1— Repealed by Acts 2008, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 1, §3, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
La. R.S. 42:1114.2— Financial disclosure; retirement systems
La. R.S. 42:1114.3— Disaster or emergency contracts; prohibition; disclosure
La. R.S. 42:1115— Gifts
La. R.S. 42:1115.1— Limitation on food, drink, and refreshment
La. R.S. 42:1115.2— Admission to events; lodging; travel
La. R.S. 42:1116— Abuse of office
La. R.S. 42:1116.1— Repealed by Acts 2003, No. 1292, §1.
La. R.S. 42:1117— Illegal payments
La. R.S. 42:1117.1— Subterfuge to avoid compliance
La. R.S. 42:1118— Influencing action by legislature or governing authority
La. R.S. 42:1118.1— Studies or position papers on public policy
La. R.S. 42:1119— Nepotism
La. R.S. 42:1120— Recusal from voting
La. R.S. 42:1120.1— Repealed by Acts 2018, No. 534, §3.
La. R.S. 42:1120.2— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 685, §2 .
La. R.S. 42:1120.3— Repealed by Acts 2008, No. 685, §2.
La. R.S. 42:1120.4— Recusal from voting; certain appointed members of boards and commissions
La. R.S. 42:1121— Assistance to certain persons after termination of public service
La. R.S. 42:1121.1— Assistance to certain persons after termination of public service
La. R.S. 42:1122— Continuation in certain pension and other plans by public servants
La. R.S. 42:1123— Exceptions
La. R.S. 42:1123.1— Exception; operation of hospital owned by Hospital Service District Number Two of Beauregard Parish
La. R.S. 42:1123.2— Exception; certain positions at the Louisiana Department of Health
La. R.S. 42:1124— Financial disclosure; statewide elected officials; certain public servants
La. R.S. 42:1124.1— Penalties; required reports; failure to file; timely and accurate filing
La. R.S. 42:1124.2— Financial disclosure; certain elected officials; members of certain boards and commissions; ethics administrator
La. R.S. 42:1124.2.1— Financial disclosure; members of boards and commissions
La. R.S. 42:1124.3— Financial disclosure; certain elected officials, voting districts of under five thousand
La. R.S. 42:1124.4— Penalties
La. R.S. 42:1124.5— Disclosure; Board of Ethics; ethics administrator
La. R.S. 42:1124.6— Disclosure statements; certain agency heads and appointees to state boards and commissions
La. R.S. 42:1125— Redesignated as R.S. 18:1501.3 by Acts 2024, No. 664, § 4.
La. R.S. 42:1130.1— Legislative findings and intent
La. R.S. 42:1130.2— Definitions
La. R.S. 42:1130.3— Enforcement; penalties
La. R.S. 42:1130.4— False statements by candidate or political committee
La. R.S. 42:1130.5— Push polling; false statement, question, or information
La. R.S. 42:1130.6— Deceptive caller identification information; prohibition
La. R.S. 42:1131— Repealed by Acts 1996, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 64, 10, eff. Jan. 1, 1997.
La. R.S. 42:1132— Board of Ethics
La. R.S. 42:1133— Board of Ethics; quorum, recusal, compensation, and officers
La. R.S. 42:1134— Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the board
La. R.S. 42:1135— Enforcement of regulation, decision, or order of the Board of Ethics
La. R.S. 42:1136— Broadcast and recordation of meetings
La. R.S. 42:1141— Complaints and investigations
La. R.S. 42:1141.1— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 608, §2, eff. June 7, 2012.
La. R.S. 42:1141.2— Ethics Adjudicatory Board
La. R.S. 42:1141.3— Location of hearings
La. R.S. 42:1141.4— Notice and procedure
La. R.S. 42:1141.5— Adjudicatory hearings
La. R.S. 42:1141.6— Declaratory opinions
La. R.S. 42:1141.7— Motions and exceptions
La. R.S. 42:1141.8— Summary judgment
La. R.S. 42:1142— Appeals
La. R.S. 42:1143— Procedure and rules of evidence
La. R.S. 42:1151— Administrative enforcement
La. R.S. 42:1152— Rescission of action of a governmental entity
La. R.S. 42:1153— Penalties
La. R.S. 42:1154— Civil penalties for illegal payments
La. R.S. 42:1155— Penalties for illegal gain; forfeiture of gifts, payments
La. R.S. 42:1156— Finding of possible criminal violation
La. R.S. 42:1157— Late filing fees
La. R.S. 42:1157.1— Timely filing of reports and statements due; presumption
La. R.S. 42:1157.2— Repealed by Acts 2012, No. 608, §2, eff. June 7, 2012.
La. R.S. 42:1157.3— Outside counsel; contingency fee; enforcement and collection authority
La. R.S. 42:1158— Board of Ethics Computerized Data Management System; purpose; goals
La. R.S. 42:1159— Access; Internet; restrictions
La. R.S. 42:1160— Electronic response required
La. R.S. 42:1161— Preventive measures by agency heads
La. R.S. 42:1162— Copy of ethics code to be furnished by the secretary of state
La. R.S. 42:1163— Prescription
La. R.S. 42:1164— Criminal laws not affected
La. R.S. 42:1165— Authority of school boards to administer tenure laws not affected
La. R.S. 42:1166— Violation of code by tenured public employee of a state public higher education institution
La. R.S. 42:1167— Judges
La. R.S. 42:1168— Perjury; malfeasance in office
La. R.S. 42:1169— Freedom from reprisal for disclosure of improper acts
La. R.S. 42:1170— Ethics education; mandatory requirements; ethics designee
La. R.S. 42:1191— PART V. EXPUNGEMENT §1191. Eligibility; applicability
La. R.S. 42:1192— Procedure
La. R.S. 42:1193— Effect of expungement
La. R.S. 42:1194— Confidentiality
La. R.S. 42:1195— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1196— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1197— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1198— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1199— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1200— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1201— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1202— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1211— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1212— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1213— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1214— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1215— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1216— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1217— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1218— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1219— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1220— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.
La. R.S. 42:1221— Repealed by Acts 1993, No. 965, 3, eff. August 15, 1993.