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LA Rev Stat § 42:2.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§2.1. Boards, commissions, councils, authorities, entities; composition

RS 2.1 - Boards, commissions, councils, authorities, entities; composition A. In making appointments to any board, commission, council, authority, or other similar entity that has statewide jurisdiction and is established by law, rule, executive order, or otherwise, the appointing authority shall give due consideration to the demographics of the population of the state, including but not limited to geography, gender, and race. B. No person shall have any right of action pursuant to this Section against an appointing authority or any board, commission, council, authority, or other similar entity or against any action of such an entity. C. No person owing any outstanding fines, fees, or penalties pursuant to the Code of Governmental Ethics shall be appointed to any board or commission of the state or any political subdivision. D. For purposes of this Section, "outstanding fines, fees, or penalties pursuant to the Code of Governmental Ethics" shall mean a fine, fee, or penalty equal to an amount of two hundred fifty dollars or more imposed by the Board of Ethics for which all appeals have been exhausted. Acts 2004, No. 733, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2005; Acts 2014, No. 754, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:2.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§2.2. Boards, commissions, councils, authorities, and entities; immediate family members

RS 2.2 - Boards, commissions, councils, authorities, and entities; immediate family members A. No appointing authority shall appoint to any board, commission, council, authority, or similar entity a person who is a member of the immediate family of a person who serves on the board, commission, council, authority, or similar entity at the time of the appointment. B. For purposes of this Section, "immediate family" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 42:1102. Acts 2014, No. 696, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§3. Limitation of terms of employees or officials elected by boards; exceptions

RS 3 - Limitation of terms of employees or officials elected by boards; exceptions  The term of office of all employees or officials elected by any state, district, parochial or municipal board shall not be for a longer period of time than the term of office of the membership of the board electing them so that each respective board shall elect its own officers and employees. This Section does not apply to the officers or employees of any board governed by a civil service law of this state or of any parish or municipality thereof.
LA Rev Stat § 42:3.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§3.1. Legislative members of boards and commissions; per diem

RS 3.1 - Legislative members of boards and commissions; per diem  Each legislative member of a board or commission shall receive a per diem equal to the per diem provided by law for members of the legislature.  Added by Acts 1981, No. 221, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:3.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§3.2. Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 71, §3, eff. May 10, 2016.

RS 3.2 - Repealed by Acts 2016, No. 71, §3, eff. May 10, 2016.
LA Rev Stat § 42:4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§4. Public officers appointed by the Governor

RS 4 - Public officers appointed by the Governor A. In all other cases, all public officers who are appointed by the Governor shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. This Section shall not apply to officers appointed by the Governor upon recommendation or from lists submitted by others where the law requires appointments to be so made, nor to those whose terms of office are fixed by the constitution and those who are required by the constitution to be appointed with the advice and consent of the Senate. B. This Section shall not apply to the Louisiana State Board of Public Welfare, the Louisiana Merit System Council, the Board of Review and the State Advisory Council of the office of employment security of the Louisiana Workforce Commission. Acts 1950, No. 68, §3. Amended by Acts 1950, 2nd Ex.Sess., No. 22, §1; Acts 1992, No. 447, §4; Acts 2008, No. 743, §7, eff. July 1, 2008.
LA Rev Stat § 42:4.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§4.1. Redesignated as R.S. 42:12 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 4.1 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:12 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:4.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§4.2. Redesignated as R.S. 42:13 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 4.2 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:13 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§5. Redesignated as R.S. 42:14 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 5 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:14 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:5.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§5.1. Redesignated as R.S. 42:15 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 5.1 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:15 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:6 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§6. Redesignated as R.S. 42:16 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 6 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:16 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:6.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§6.1. Redesignated as R.S. 42:17 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 6.1 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:17 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:6.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§6.2. Redesignated as R.S. 42:18 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 6.2 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:18 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:7 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§7. Redesignated as R.S. 42:19 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 7 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:19 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:7.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§7.1. Redesignated as R.S. 42:20 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 7.1 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:20 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:7.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§7.2. Redesignated as R.S. 42:21 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 7.2 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:21 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:7.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§7.3. Redesignated as R.S. 42:22 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 7.3 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:22 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:8 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§8. Redesignated as R.S. 42:23 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 8 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:23 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:9 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§9. Redesignated as R.S. 42:24 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 9 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:24 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:10 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§10. Redesignated as R.S. 42:25 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.

RS 10 - Redesignated as R.S. 42:25 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§11. Short title

RS 11 - Short title This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Open Meetings Law". Acts 2010, No. 861, §18. NOTE: Former R.S. 42:11 was redesignated as R.S. 42:26 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§12. Public policy for open meetings; liberal construction

RS 12 - Public policy for open meetings; liberal construction A. It is essential to the maintenance of a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner and that the citizens be advised of and aware of the performance of public officials and the deliberations and decisions that go into the making of public policy. Toward this end, the provisions of this Chapter shall be construed liberally. B. Further, to advance this policy, all public bodies shall post a copy of this Chapter. Added by Acts 1976, No. 665, §1; Acts 1999, No. 467, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23. NOTE: Former R.S. 42:12 was redesignated as R.S. 42:27 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§13. Definitions

RS 13 - Definitions A. For the purposes of this Chapter: (1) "Consent agenda" means a grouping of procedural or routine agenda items that can be approved with general discussion. (2) "Meeting" means the convening of a quorum of a public body to deliberate or act on a matter over which the public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power. It shall also mean the convening of a quorum of a public body by the public body or by another public official to receive information regarding a matter over which the public body has supervision, control, jurisdiction, or advisory power. (3) "Public body" means village, town, and city governing authorities; parish governing authorities; school boards and boards of levee and port commissioners; boards of publicly operated utilities; planning, zoning, and airport commissions; and any other state, parish, municipal, or special district boards, commissions, or authorities, and those of any political subdivision thereof, where such body possesses policy making, advisory, or administrative functions, including any committee or subcommittee of any of these bodies enumerated in this paragraph. (4) "Quorum" means a simple majority of the total membership of a public body. B. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to chance meetings or social gatherings of members of a public body at which there is no vote or other action taken, including formal or informal polling of the members. Added by Acts 1979, No. 681, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 21, §1, eff. Nov. 19, 1981; Acts 1988, No. 821, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23; Acts 2013, No. 416, §1. NOTE: Former R.S. 42:13 was redesignated as R.S. 42:28 by Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:14 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§14. Meetings of public bodies to be open to the public

RS 14 - Meetings of public bodies to be open to the public A. Every meeting of any public body shall be open to the public unless closed pursuant to R.S. 42:16, 17, or 18. B. Each public body shall be prohibited from utilizing any manner of proxy voting procedure, secret balloting, or any other means to circumvent the intent of this Chapter. C. All votes made by members of a public body shall be viva voce and shall be recorded in the minutes, journal, or other official, written proceedings of the body, which shall be a public document. D. Except school boards, which shall be subject to R.S. 42:15, each public body conducting a meeting which is subject to the notice requirements of R.S. 42:19(A) shall allow a public comment period at any point in the meeting prior to action on an agenda item upon which a vote is to be taken. The governing body may adopt reasonable rules and restrictions regarding such comment period. Added by Acts 1952, No. 484, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 665, §1; Acts 1977, No. 707, §1; Acts 1978, No. 456, §1; Acts 1979, No. 681, §1; Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 21, §1, eff. Nov. 19, 1981; Acts 1989, No. 55, §1; Acts 2001, No. 285, §1; Acts 2010, No. 850, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:15 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§15. School board meetings; public comment

RS 15 - School board meetings; public comment A. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, each school board subject to the provisions of this Chapter, except as provided in Subsection B of this Section, shall allow public comment at any meeting of the school board prior to taking any vote. The comment period shall be for each agenda item and shall precede each agenda item. B. The Orleans Parish School Board, at any meeting of the school board, shall provide an opportunity for public comment subject to reasonable rules, regulations, and restrictions as adopted by the school board. C. For purposes of this Section, a comment period for all comments at the beginning of a meeting shall not suffice to meet the requirements of Subsection A or Subsection B of this Section. Acts 1997, No. 895, §1, eff. July 10, 1997; Acts 2005, No. 474, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 35, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§16. Executive Sessions

RS 16 - Executive Sessions A public body may hold executive sessions upon an affirmative vote, taken at an open meeting for which notice has been given pursuant to R.S. 42:19, of two-thirds of its constituent members present. An executive session shall be limited to matters allowed to be exempted from discussion at open meetings by R.S. 42:17; however, no final or binding action shall be taken during an executive session. The vote of each member on the question of holding such an executive session and the reason for holding such an executive session shall be recorded and entered into the minutes of the meeting. Nothing in this Section or R.S. 42:17 shall be construed to require that any meeting be closed to the public, nor shall any executive session be used as a subterfuge to defeat the purposes of this Chapter. Acts 1952, No. 484, §1. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 665, §1; Acts 1977, No. 707, §1; Acts 1979, No. 681, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:18 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§18. Executive or closed meetings of legislative houses and committees

RS 18 - Executive or closed meetings of legislative houses and committees A. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of R.S. 42:16 and 17, executive or closed meetings may be held by the legislature, either house thereof, or any committee or subcommittee of either house, upon the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of the house or the committee or subcommittee thereof making the determination to hold such meeting, for one or more of the following purposes: (1) Discussion of confidential communications. (2) Discussion of the character, professional competence, or physical or mental health of any person subject to contract with or to employment, election, or appointment or confirmation of appointment by either house of the legislature or any committee or subcommittee of either or by any other public body. (3) Strategy sessions or negotiations with respect to collective bargaining, prospective litigation after formal written demand, or litigation when an open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the bargaining or litigating position of the legislature, either house thereof, or any committee or subcommittee of either house. (4) Discussion regarding a report, development, or course of action regarding security personnel, plans, or devices. (5) Investigations by the legislature, either house thereof, or by any committee or subcommittee thereof, including the Legislative Audit Advisory Council or any other joint or statutory committee, whenever reasonable grounds exist to believe that the testimony to be elicited will reflect a failure of compliance with law. (6) Cases of extraordinary emergency, which shall be limited to natural disaster, threat of epidemic, civil disturbances, suppression of insurrections, the repelling of invasions, or other matters of similar magnitude. (7) Discussion by either house of the legislature, or any committee or subcommittee thereof, of any matter affecting the internal operations or management of the body. (8) Any other matters provided by law or pursuant to the joint rules of the legislature. B. All procedural matters pertaining to the necessity, purposes, or reasons for the holding of executive or closed meetings under the provisions of this Section shall be in accordance with such rules as are adopted by each of the houses of the legislature for the purpose. C. The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to chance meetings, social gatherings, or other gatherings at which only presentations are made to members of the legislature or members of either house thereof or of any committee or subcommittee if no vote or other action, including formal or informal polling of members, is taken. Added by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 21, §1, eff. Nov. 19, 1981; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:20 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§20. Written minutes

RS 20 - Written minutes A. All public bodies shall keep written minutes of all of their open meetings. The minutes to be kept by the legislature and legislative committees and subcommittees shall be governed by the provisions of R.S. 42:21. The minutes of all other public bodies shall include but need not be limited to: (1) The date, time, and place of the meeting. (2) The members of the public body recorded as either present or absent. (3) The substance of all matters decided, and, at the request of any member, a record, by individual member, of any votes taken. (4) Any other information that the public body requests be included or reflected in the minutes. B.(1) The minutes shall be public records and shall be available within a reasonable time after the meeting, except where such disclosures would be inconsistent with R.S. 42:16, 17, and 18, or rules adopted under the provisions of R.S. 42:21. (2) If the public body has a website, the public body shall post on its website a copy of the minutes made available pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection and shall maintain the copy of those minutes on the website for at least three months after the posting. If the public body is required to publish its minutes in an official journal, the public body shall post its minutes on its website as required by this Paragraph within ten days after publication in the official journal. If the public body is not required to publish its minutes in an official journal, the public body shall post its minutes on its website as required by this Paragraph within a reasonable time after the meeting. The inability of the public to access the public body's website due to any type of technological failure shall not be a violation of the provisions of this Chapter. Added by Acts 1976, No. 665, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, Ex.Sess., No. 21, §1, eff. Nov. 19, 1981; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23; Acts 2014, No. 628, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 42:21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§21. Minutes of legislative sessions, legislative committees and subcommittees

RS 21 - Minutes of legislative sessions, legislative committees and subcommittees A. The journals of the proceedings of each of the houses of the legislature, as required to be kept by the provisions of Article III, Section 10(B) of the Louisiana Constitution, shall constitute the written minutes of open sessions of the Senate and of the House of Representatives. B. The written minutes of standing, interim, joint, and other committees and subcommittees of the Senate and House of Representatives shall include such information as may be required by the rules of the respective houses. Added by Acts 1981, Ex. Sess., No. 21, §1, eff. Nov. 19, 1981; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§23. Sonic and video recordings; live broadcast

RS 23 - Sonic and video recordings; live broadcast A. All of the proceedings in a public meeting may be video or tape recorded, filmed, or broadcast live. However, any nonelected board or commission that has the authority to levy a tax shall video or audio record, film, or broadcast live all proceedings in a public meeting. B. A public body shall establish standards for the use of lighting, recording or broadcasting equipment to insure proper decorum in a public meeting. Added by Acts 1952, No. 484, §1. Amended by Acts 1972, No. 669, §1; Acts 1989, No. 172, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23; Acts 2013, No. 363, §1, eff. June 17, 2013.
LA Rev Stat § 42:24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§24. Voidability

RS 24 - Voidability Any action taken in violation of this Chapter shall be voidable by a court of competent jurisdiction. A suit to void any action must be commenced within sixty days of the action. Added by Acts 1972, No. 669, §2. Amended by Acts 1976, No. 665, §1; Acts 1979, No. 681, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:25 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§25. Enforcement

RS 25 - Enforcement A. The attorney general shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter throughout the state. He may institute enforcement proceedings on his own initiative and shall institute such proceedings upon a complaint filed with him by any person, unless written reasons are given as to why the suit should not be filed. B. Each district attorney shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter throughout the judicial district within which he serves. He may institute enforcement proceedings on his own initiative and shall institute such proceedings upon a complaint filed with him by any person, unless written reasons are given as to why the suit should not be filed. C. Any person who has been denied any right conferred by the provisions of this Chapter or who has reason to believe that the provisions of this Chapter have been violated may institute enforcement proceedings. Added by Acts 1976, No. 665, §1. Amended by Acts 1977, No. 707, §1; Acts 1979, No. 681, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.
LA Rev Stat § 42:26 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 42 - Public Officers and Employees|§26. Remedies; jurisdiction; authority; attorney fees

RS 26 - Remedies; jurisdiction; authority; attorney fees  A. In any enforcement proceeding the plaintiff may seek and the court may grant any or all of the following forms of relief:  (1) A writ of mandamus.  (2) Injunctive relief.  (3) Declaratory judgment.  (4) Judgment rendering the action void as provided in R.S. 42:24.  (5) Judgment awarding civil penalties as provided in R.S. 42:28.  B. In any enforcement proceeding the court has jurisdiction and authority to issue all necessary orders to require compliance with, or to prevent noncompliance with, or to declare the rights of parties under the provisions of this Chapter. Any noncompliance with the orders of the court may be punished as contempt of court.  C. If a party who brings an enforcement proceeding pursuant to R.S. 42:25 prevails, the party shall be awarded reasonable attorney fees and other costs of litigation. If such party prevails in part, the court may award the party reasonable attorney fees or an appropriate portion thereof.  D. If the court finds that the proceeding was of a frivolous nature and was brought with no substantial justification, it may award reasonable attorney fees to the prevailing party.  Added by Acts 1979, No. 681, §1. Acts 1989, No. 54, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23; Acts 2019, No. 340, §1.