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Dear Mr. Schober:

Pursuant to a Resolution passed June 8, 1994, the State Mineral Board, hereinafter referred to as "the Board", approved in principle, subject to form and legality, a compromise and settlement of State of Louisiana, et al v. MidLouisiana Gas Company, et al, Docket No. 143,797, Ninth Judicial District, Rapides Parish. This is a royalty audit claim involving State Lease No. 7591. Counsel for the State was Ernest R. Eldred, Esq.. Mr. Eldred handled the case pursuant to a contingent fee contract with the Attorney General's Office.

Due to the passage of La. Const. Art. VII, Section…