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Dear Mr. Hampton:

You have asked for an opinion from this office regarding the effect of a revocation of a parish road under the provisions of LA. R.S. 48:701, et seq, on any servitudes granted to public utilities by the parish during the period of time prior to the revocation.

I must assume, for purposes of this opinion, that the revocation itself was validly performed by the parish government and that the road in question was no longer needed for public purposes or was abandoned, in accordance with R.S. 48:701. Additionally, it must be assumed that the servitudes at issue were validly…