Morrish (SB 245) Act No. 696
New law prohibits an appointing authority from appointing to any board, commission,
council, authority, or similar entity a person who is a member of the immediate family of a
person who serves on the board, commission, council, authority, or similar entity at the time
of the appointment.
Prior law (R.S. 42:1102) defined "immediate family" as a public servant's children, the
spouses of his children, his brothers and their spouses, his sisters and their spouses, his
parents, his spouse, and the parents of his spouse. New law includes definition of "immediate
family".
Effective August 1, 2014.
(Adds 42:2.2)