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Dear Mr. Burson:

You have requested the opinion of this office regarding the September 25, 1986 Amended Trust Indenture of the Opelousas General Hospital Authority, an amendment and restatement of the original Trust Indenture which created the Authority, a "public trust" under the provisions of the Public Trust Act, LSA-R.S.9:2341, et seq.

The Public Trust Act, specifically R.S. 9:2342(B) provides that, "No public trust in which the State of Louisiana, any state agency, any parish or municipality, or any other political or governmental unit in the state is the beneficiary may be amended without…