Eddie Milton Jones, a former Lincoln Parish School Board member (District 2) was last year cited by the Louisiana Board of Ethics and fined for violation of the state's nepotism law.
…that Eddie M. Jones, while serving as a member of the Lincoln Parish School Board, violated La. R.S. 42:1 l19B by virtue of the employment of his son, Otis Jones, with the Lincoln Parish School Board.
The younger Jones was employed as a paraprofessional at the Louisiana Methodist Children's Home in 2013. Since the children's home receives school board funding for a Title I program position, it was ruled that his employment was a violation.
Eddie Jones served on the school board from 2007 to 2015, and was defeated in 2014 by incumbent David Ferguson.
A $1000 joint penalty was levied against Eddie and Otis Jones, to be paid in full by 11/15/18.
While the violation occurred in 2013, the investigation was conducted in secret and the findings were not released until this past December.
See here the complete Ethics Board document.
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