NEW ORLEANS — We’ve talked about Senate Bill 423 before. Senator Jay Morris intends to re-write Louisiana public records law to limit access to only Louisiana citizens.
We’ve talked about Senate Bill 423 before. Senator Jay Morris intends to re-write Louisiana public records law to limit access to only Louisiana citizens.
In a previous Breakdown, we talked about the host of issues that could pose to visitors, new residents, and companies who do business in Louisiana.
But an amendment to SB423 hopes to also keep virtually all of Governor Jeff Landry’s communications secret. It includes broad language pertaining to records in the office of the governor, exempting those “pertaining to the security of the governor or his family.”
If it feels like we’ve been talking about public records a lot lately, it’s because lawmakers have been working hard to chisel away the public’s access to what their elected officials are doing with their tax dollars.
Senate Bill 482 by Senator Heather Cloud would have entirely gutted sunshine laws in the state. That bill was pulled and we were promised major amendments, but the bill hasn’t come back up.
In the meantime, Senator Morris’ bill is scheduled to come up for final Senate passage next week. And if it passes, would go to the House.
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