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Dear Mr. Aymond:

You have requested the opinion of this office to determine whether the Rapides Parish Waterworks District No. 3 may sell immovable property pursuant to the procedure set forth in R.S.33:4712 by adopting a resolution instead of an ordinance. You have advised that the Waterworks District does not have the authority to adopt ordinances, but it does have the authority to adopt resolutions.

A parish waterworks district is a corporate political subdivision of the State created under the authority of the Legislature, which has expressly authorized the various parishes of the State…