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Dear Mr. Newell:

You have asked for an opinion from this office concerning whether the Town of Haynesville is obligated to pay a transportation bill for the amount of $700.00 and an autopsy fee arising out of the death of a resident of the Town of Haynesville, a Lawrason Act community.

According to your request, a resident of the Town of Haynesville became ill and admitted herself to a hospital in the Town of Homer, both located in Claiborne Parish. Five days after her admittance to the hospital, this resident passed away and was diagnosed with pancreatitis. According to your request, although…