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Dear Ms. Curry:

On behalf of the City of New Iberia, your predecessor, Mayor Ruth Fontenot, requested the opinion of our office with regard to whether the City has the authority to allow for redemptions of tax sale properties after the running of the three-year redemption period following adjudication of the property to the City. Additionally, you have requested guidance as to what procedures may be employed to sell, donate, or use adjudicated properties. Finally, in a separate, but related question, you have asked if the procedure for allowing for redemption after the tolling of the…