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Dear Mr. Bourgeois:

We received you request and provide you with our opinion on the following issue:

May the Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District use the trade name "Port of Morgan City" and what procedures should the District follow for the use of the trade name?

The Morgan City Harbor and Terminal District was created as a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana in La. R.S.34:321. Section 323 of Title 34 provides that the governing authority of the District, a board of commissioners consisting of nine members, shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities granted…