Louisiana Attorney General Reports September 5, 2006 (Opinion Number)

Dear Mr. Turner: You have requested an opinion from this Office regarding the application of La. R.S. 19:14 (commonly referred to as the "St Julien doctrine" or the "doctrine of unopposed use") to levees within the Lake Borgne Basin Levee District (hereinafter "levee district"). Specifically, you ask whether the levee district can rely on R.S.