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Dear Mr. Coenen:

You have requested an opinion from this Office regarding the classification of several types of roads. Specifically, you ask the following questions:

1) What constitutes a private driveway?

2) Is there a particular dimension or width that has any effect on the classification of a road as public or private?

3) Can a road (public or private) remain in the parish road system after being maintained for ten years or more?

4) Can the Richland Parish Police Jury gravel the area of a private drive that is within its right-of-way?

The answers to each of these questions are presented in…