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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Tag: Louisiana Public Records Act
NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for February 15, 2013
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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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Gov. Bobby Jindal skirts around open records laws
From DailyWorld.com:
Louisiana's public records law gives the governor a sweeping exemption that can keep many issues secret, but the administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal appears to be breaking new ground on ways to keep items hidden from citizens.
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