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Dear Mr. Pecot:

On behalf of St. Helena Parish Hospital Service District #1 (the "District"), District Attorney Duncan S. Kemp, III has asked that we render an opinion to you regarding certain surplus land owned by the District. According to your correspondence, the land in question was purchased by the District for the original purpose of constructing an assisted living center for the use of the elderly and disabled of the District. However, in order to comply with federal regulations in connection with a loan from the Rural Economic and Community Development division of the U.S. Department…