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Dear Mr. Craton:

You have asked for an opinion from this office regarding the rights and obligations of the Drainage District and the property owners relative to a natural drainage ditch located in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.

The information you provided indicates that the ditch in question has been certified as a natural drain and a portion of said ditch has been filled in by one or more of the owners of the property over which a portion of the drain traverses. Specifically, the landowner to the north along the drain (landowner A) and the contiguous landowner to the south (landowner B) have…