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Dear Mr. Hughes:

You have requested an opinion of the Attorney General, in your capacity as Legal Counsel to the East Feliciana Parish Police Jury (Parish), regarding the payment of group medical insurance premiums (premiums) for Parish retirees. You specifically ask whether the Parish can pay the premiums for its retirees, but limit the payment of same to retired employees who have served a stipulated number of years of satisfactory service.

Initially, it should be noted that this office has held that a political subdivision of the state (e.g., the Parish) may pay all or any portion of the…