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Dear Mr. Cormier:

Your request for an Attorney General's Opinion has been directed to me for research and response. As I understand your question, it as follows:

"Is the paraphing of promissory notes legally necessary under the jurisprudence of Louisiana."

LSA-R.S. 9:5305 states the following:

"The notes, bonds, or other obligations secured by the mortgage need not be paraphed if the act of mortgage identifies them by date, number, amount, and date when payable."

Additionally, the jurisprudence supports the proposition that notes do not have to be paraphed "if they can be identified in all other…