La ethics board asks for review of Gallot ruling

Posted: Nov 20, 2009 1:28 PM
Updated: Nov 20, 2009 1:28 PM

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) The state Board of Ethics has formally asked the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal to review a decision by a panel of administrative law judges that dismissed conflict-of-interest charges against a key Jindal administration floorleader on ethics issues.

In September, the panel ruled that the ethics board took too long to prosecute seven allegations that state Rep. Rick Gallot violated state law by being the attorney for the Black and Gold Facilities Inc. in business dealings with Grambling State University and the University of Louisiana System's Board of Supervisors, on which his mother, Mildred Gallot, serves.

The Ruston Democrat is chairman of the House and Governmental Affairs Committee. He took the lead on Gov. Bobby Jindal's ethics law package in 2008.

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Topics: Ethics-Gallot