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Dear Representative Smith:

You have asked this office for an opinion on the current state of the law regarding livestock roaming at large. Specifically, you mention a situation where a constituent's hogs have roamed onto the property of another and damaged some pasture land. Additionally, you have attached an opinion from Aaron F. McGee, Staff Attorney for the House Committee on Agriculture, which points out a possible conflict in the holdings of Fall v. Manuel,228 So.2d 494 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1969) and Culpepper v. Rachal,370 So.2d 154 (La.App. 3 Cir. 1979), particularly with regard to the issue…