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Dear Representative Hardy:

You have requested an opinion of the Attorney General, inquiring whether the Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) is subject to Louisiana laws governing the legislative audit of state and local bodies and the Louisiana Code of Governmental Ethics.

LEGISLATIVE AUDIT LAWS

The legislative auditor's office, constitutionally created and placed within the Legislative Branch, is "responsible solely to the legislature," serves "as a fiscal advisor to it" and performs "the duties and functions provided by law related to auditing fiscal records of the state, its…