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Tag: louisiana open government
Records: Orleans criminal court judges spent thousands on life insurance
Lawsuits follow Alexander’s selection as LSU system president
From Daily 49er:
The Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors concluded its search for an LSU system president on March 27, selecting Cal State Long Beach President F. King Alexander for the role.
Four days later, the Board faced two lawsuits for its search.
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Sunshine Week celebrates transparency in government
Editorial from The Daily Advertiser:
One of the fundamental principles of this country is that government must be open and accountable to the people.
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UL students uncover ‘horror story’ through Sunshine Week survey
From The Daily Advertiser:
How well do local government agencies comply with Louisiana's open government laws?
To find out, The Daily Advertiser conducted a survey with help from the students in Dr. Robert Buckman's public affairs reporting class at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.
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Public records lawsuit over Louisiana execution procedures thrown out
From The Republic:
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — A lawyer's attempt to get more details about the execution procedures planned for his condemned client through Louisiana's public records law was tossed out Friday by … State District Judge William Morvant, [who] dismissed the lawsuit against the Department of Corrections, saying the complaint wasn't properly filed.
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Lawmakers seek to limit Jindal’s records exemption
From The Advocate:
Two lawmakers want to open more of the Louisiana Governor’s Office to scrutiny, proposing a bill that would limit the expansive public records exemption used by Gov. Bobby Jindal to hide nearly all documents in his office.
State Rep. Jerome “Dee” Richard, No Party-Thibodaux, and state Sen. Rick Gallot, D-Ruston, filed the measure this week to be considered in the legislative session that begins in April.
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Public records show Superdome officials were worried about power outage possibility
From WXYZ.com:
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The cause of a 34-minute blackout at the Super Bowl remains under investigation, but public records released Monday show that Superdome officials were worried about a power outage several months before the big game.
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for December 21, 2012
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
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Editorial: “E” in “email” should not stand for “evasion”
By Kenneth F. Bunting from NFOIC:
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Soon after getting the first CNN producer’s message asking about my availability for a live, next-morning segment with their anchor, I responded affirmatively—even before a half-day meeting had concluded.
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