Attorney General Opinions Released

A summary of opinions released by the Louisiana Attorney General's Office during the week of October 6-10 follows. Written legal opinions are case-specific and are intended to be used and interpreted by the requestor. To order a copy of the full opinion, please contact the Louisiana Attorney General's Office at 225-342-7013.

#03-0340
Act 356 of the 2001, Regular Session applies to all drainage district boards in the state. (Rutledge)
Op to Rep. Dan W. Morrish, Jennings, LA
Date Released: October 8, 2003

#03-0362
Individual may hold full-time employment as police officer and part-time employment as police officer in separate municipality. (Kilpatrick)
Op to Mr. L. Douglas Lawrence, City Attorney, Bastrop, LA
Date Released: October 10, 2003

#03-0349
Municipality may not place term limitations upon appointees to local civil service board. (Kilpatrick)
Op to Mr. Steven J. Dupuis, City-Parish Attorney, Lafayette, LA
Date Released: October 10, 2003

#03-0358
Public officers or employees of the State of Louisiana, including officers of a political subdivision, cannot use their power, nor State funds, to contract for personal gain. (Braud)
Op to Honorable John F. Overton, Sr., Mayor, Maringouin, LA.
Date Released: October 10, 2003

Posted by AJR at October 15, 2003 09:59 AM