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Dear Mr. Shealy:

The law regarding the selection of an official journal by the Lincoln Parish Police Jury is set forth in R.S. 43:141, providing:

§ 141. Official journal to be selected by police juries, city and parish councils, municipal corporations, and school boards

A. The police juries, city and parish councils, municipal corporations, and school boards in all the parishes, the parish of Orleans excepted at their first meeting in June of each year, shall select a newspaper as official journal for their respective parishes, towns, or cities for a term of one year. (emphasis added).

B. In any…