Louisiana Board of Ethics in re Empower PAC

| ¡/This is an appeal by the Louisiana Board of Ethics (the Board) of a final decision of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board (EAB) that reversed an automatic late fee of $1200.00 that was assessed against Empower PAC (E-PAC) for the untimely filing of its campaign finance report, in an alleged violation of the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (CFDA). We find that the EAB’s action — reversing the fine assessed by the Board — was based on a factual finding that E-PAC’s failure to timely file its financial report was not knowingly done. Because the Board is only entitled to seek appeals on alleged…