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Dear Mr. Hodgkins:

Pursuant to your request, we have reconsidered Attorney General Opinion Number 02-0379 and hereby recall the opinion. We affirm our conclusion that the 1999 amendment to La.R.S. 33:1448G can be applied retroactively as opined in Attorney General Opinion Number 99-340.

Yours very truly,

RICHARD P. IEYOUB Attorney General

BY: ________________________________ TINA VICARI GRANT Assistant Attorney General

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Date Released: February 14, 2003