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Dear Senator Cain:

We are in receipt of your request for an Attorney General's Opinion regarding the Board of Commissioners of the Sabine River Authority. You seek our opinion as to the definition of the phrase "or otherwise" as provided with regard to vacancies in L.A.-R.S. 38:2322(A)(2). You question whether this phrase means that a governor can cause a vacancy for any reason, such as failing to resubmit an existing member for Senate confirmation, or appointing another qualified person in place of an existing board member, or whether a vacancy can occur with good cause, such as malfeasance…