Louisiana State Board of Ethics v. Aidoo

|Jn this case, Bobby D. Higginbotham appeals a judgment converting an order of the Louisiana Board of Ethics assessing civil penalties for his failure to timely file a required campaign finance report into an order of the district court. We affirm.

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Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:1505.4 provides that any person who is required to file a report under the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act who knowingly fails to timely file the report may be assessed a civil penalty as provided by La. R.S. 42:1157 for each day until the report is filed. The amount of the penalty for a candidate for district…