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Dear Mr. Landry:

Your request for an Attorney General's opinion has been referred to me for research and reply. Specifically, you ask whether Act 1001 of the 2003 Louisiana Legislative Session created a legislative repeal of the "salary and fee basis" classification of a coroner that was judicially established by Carriere v. St. Landry Parish Police Jury, et al., 97-1914 (La. 3/4/98); 707 So.2d 979, La.R.S. 33:1556 and La.R.S.33:1559. In short, in our opinion, Act 1001 of 2003 did not create a legislative repeal of the "salary and fee basis" classification of a coroner.

The general statutory…