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Louisiana Coalition for Open Government

(A member of NFOIC)

PO Box 80643
Baton Rouge, LA 70898-0643
Contact: Jackie Ducote, Coordinator
Phone (225) 343-8331
E-mail jhducote@aol.com

QUICK FOI INFORMATION

Open Meetings Law La.R.S. 42:4.1 et seq.
Closed: Discussion of the character, professional competence or health of a person; collective bargaining negotiations; discussions of security plans or devices; misconduct investigations; and natural disaster discussions.

Open Records Law La.R.S. 44:1 et seq.
Exempt: Pending criminal litigation; juvenile status offenders; sexual offense victims; security procedures; trade secrets; and some public employee information.

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA

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CONTACTS

• Office of the Attorney General
• Department of Justice
• Post Office Box 94095
• Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4095
• Phone (225) 326-6705
• Fax (225) 326-6499
• http://www.ag.state.la.us/

• Louisiana State Bar Association
• 601 St. Charles Ave.
• New Orleans, LA 70130
• Phone (504) 566-1600; (800) 421-5722
• http://www.lsba.org/home1/

• Louisiana Press Association
• 404 Europe St.
• Baton Rouge LA. 70802
• Phone (225) 344-9309; (800) 701-8753
• http://www.lapress.com/

• Louisiana Association of Broadcasters
• 660 Florida Street
• Baton Rouge, LA 70801
• Contact: Louise Munson, Executive Director
• Phone (225) 267-4522
• Fax (225) 267-4329
• http://www.broadcasters.org/lab/default.htm

• State Sunshine Chair
• alexandr@loyno.edu

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FORM LETTERS

• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (800) 336-4243 or (703) 807-2100
• E-mail rcfp@rcfp.org
• FOI Letter Generator

• Student Press Law Center
• 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100
• Arlington, Virginia 22209
• Phone (703) 807-1904
• E-mail splc@splc.org
• Request Letter Generator

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PUBLICATIONS

Open Government Guide from the
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

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