Category: Attorney General Opinions

Ms. Cynthia B. Duhon Attorney General of Louisiana — Opinion OCTOBER 31, 1995 15-A — CONSTITUTIONAL LAW R.S. 39:461.1 La. Const. Art. VII, § 7; La. Const. Art. VII, § 15 Neither Interim Emergency Board nor legislature can forgive interest on emergency loan to Levee District. Ms. Cynthia B. Duhon Board Secretary Interim Emergency Board […]

Honorable Regina Ashford Barrow. Attorney General of Louisiana — Opinion October 22, 2010. Page 1 107-A — SPECIAL DISTRICTS La. R.S 33:2740.67 Act 729 of the 2010 Regular Session changed the qualifications of some of the members serving on the Board of Commissioners for the Greenwell Springs-Airline Economic Development District, such legislation terminating certain members […]

Mr. J. Wayne Landry Attorney General of Louisiana — Opinion November 21, 2002 78 Dual Officeholding R.S. 42:63(D) An elected school board member may also hold full-time employment with the parish as the positions are held in separate political subdivisions. Mr. J. Wayne Landry Assistant District Attorney Courthouse Bldg, Suite 200 300 Iberia Street New […]

Ms. Velma P. O’Neal, Alderman Attorney General of Louisiana — Opinion RELEASED SEPTEMBER 25, 1991 71 — MUNICIPALITIES 77 — OFFICERS — Local Municipal; Selection, Qualification Tenure, Vacancies R.S. 33:406, R.S. 33:386, R.S. 33:404A(3), R.S. 33:381B, R.S. 33:405A(1) Lawrason Act provisions do not require motion and second for introduction of ordinance or resolution; mayor names […]

Mr. R. Keith Daigle Attorney General of Louisiana — Opinion FEBRUARY 9, 1998 90-A-1 Public Funds Contracts 90-A Political Subdivisions — Officers, Agents Employees Executive director of the Environmental Services Commission of St. Tammany Parish is not required to obtain the approval of this office prior to retaining special counsel to represent himself in his […]