STATE OF LOUISIANA BOARD OF ETHICS - ETHICS ADJUDICATORY BOARD - DOCKET NO. 2020-0099-ETHICS-A - DECISION AND ORDER

Aug 29, 2026

Decision and order by the Louisiana Ethics Adjudicatory Board addresses whether Taranza Arvie failed to file required campaign finance disclosure reports timely for the 2019 State Representative District 38 candidacy. The Board found, by clear and convincing evidence, that Arvie did not submit the 30-P and 10-P reports by the sixth day after their due dates and did not submit the 10-G report by the eleventh day after its due date. The Louisiana Board of Ethics is authorized to impose additional civil penalties up to $10,000 per report.

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STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW ETHICS ADJUDICATORY BOARD BOARD OF ETHICS IN THE MATTER OF TARANZA ARVIE * DOCKET NO. 2020-0099-ETHICS-A * * * * AGENCY ID NO. 5120-001 ****************************************************************************** DECISION AND ORDER The Louisiana Board of Ethics, in its capacity as the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure, requested an adjudicatory hearing to have the Ethics Adjudicatory Board determine whether Taranza Arvie failed to file his 30-P and 10-P campaign finance disclosure reports by the sixth day after they were due, and his 10-G campaign finance disclosure report by the eleventh day after it was due, in connection with his 2019 candidacy for State Representative, District 38. The Louisiana Board of Ethics proved by clear and convincing evidence that Taranza Arvie failed to file these campaign finance disclosure reports as alleged. The Louisiana Board of Ethics is authorized to impose an additional civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 upon Taranza Arvie for each campaign finance disclosure report as allowed by La. R.S. 18:1505.4(A(4)(a) and (b) . APPEARANCES An adjudicatory hearing in this matter was conducted on October 30, 2020, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, before Panel A of the Ethics Adjudicatory Board.1 Charles E. Reeves, Jr., appeared as counsel on behalf of the Board of Ethics. Although duly noticed, Taranza Arvie did 1 The panel consisted of administrative law judges Sherlyn D. Shumpert (presiding), Esther A. Redmann, and Lance B. Vinson. not appear for the hearing.2 STATEMENT OF THE CASE In connection with his 2019 candidacy for State Representative, District 38, the Louisiana Board of Ethics, in its capacity as the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure (BOE), imposed civil penalties upon Taranza Arvie (Respondent) for failing to file three campaign finance disclosure reports by their deadlines. One report was due by the thirtieth day before the primary election (30-P report), one was due by the tenth day before the primary election (10-P report), and one was due by the tenth day before the general election (10-G report) . The BOE then requested a hearing to have the Ethics Adjudicatory Board (EAB) determine whether Respondent failed to file his 30-P report and his 10-P report by the sixth day after they were due, and his 10-G report by the eleventh day after it was due, which may subject him to an additional civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each report, as provided by La. R. S. 18:1505 .4(A)(4)(a) and (b) . Counsel for the BOE offered thirteen exhibits during the hearing, all of which were admitted into evidence. Counsel presented the case on behalf of the BOE, the record was closed, and the matter was submitted for decision. This adjudication is conducted in accordance with the Code of Governmental Ethics, La. R.S. 42:1101, et seq., the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act (CFDA), La. R.S. 18:1481, et seq., the Administrative Procedure Act, La. R.S. 49:950, et seq., and the enabling legislation of the Division of Administrative Law, La. R.S. 49:991, et seq. FINDINGS OF FACT Respondent qualified as a candidate for State Representative, District 38.3 The primary 2 BOE Exhibit 5. The hearing notice was mailed on August 21, 2020, by the Administrative Hearings Clerk for the Division of Administrative Law to Taranza Arvie at: 512 Laran Street, Ville Platte, Louisiana, 70586-3737. 3 BOE Exhibit 2. election was held on October 12, 2019, and the general election was held on November 16, 2019.4 Respondent was required to file his 30-P report by September 12, 2019,5 his 10-P report by October 2, 2019,6 and his 10-G report by November 6, 2019.7 Respondent did not file any of these reports by the statutory deadlines.8 On December 5, 2019, the BOE issued a Late Fee Assessment Order to Respondent ordering him to pay a statutory late fee of $2,000 for failing to timely file his 30-P re

FAQs

What reports were at issue in this adjudicatory hearing?

The hearing focused on three campaign finance disclosure reports for Arvie’s 2019 candidacy: the 30-P, 10-P, and 10-G reports.

What did the Board determine about Arvie’s filing timing?

The Board concluded that Arvie knowingly failed to file the 30-P and 10-P reports by the sixth day after they were due and failed to file the 10-G report by the eleventh day after it was due.

What penalty authority did the Board of Ethics have?

The Louisiana Board of Ethics was authorized to impose additional civil penalties not exceeding $10,000 for each unfiled report, as allowed by La. R.S. 18:1505.4(A)(4)(a) and (b).

Aug 29, 2026

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