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Dear Representative Ansardi:

You have requested an opinion of the Attorney General regarding the applicability of R.S. 38:2251 (Section 2251) to the purchase of computers assembled in Louisiana. You specifically ask whether computers assembled in Louisiana are eligible for the seven percent preference provided under Section 2251(B)(3). In resolving your question, we believe a preliminary discussion of the legislative history of Section 2251 would be beneficial.

Section 2251 was enacted by Act 318 of the 1958 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature. Act 318 required purchasing agents of…