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Dear Mr. Martinez:

You have asked our office to provide an opinion concerning the development and adoption of a master plan for Ascension Parish ("Parish"). Your letter provides that the Parish Council hired Winston and Associates to provide professional consulting services to create a comprehensive plan for the Parish. As the plan was being developed, the Ascension Parish Government Planning Commission ("Planning Commission") attended neighborhood meetings, explaining the plan to residents. Your letter indicates that at a meeting held in September, the Planning Commission voted on the master…