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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:202. Judicial advertisements in parish of Orleans

RS 43:202 - Judicial advertisements in parish of Orleans
A. In the parish of Orleans, when advertisements are required to be made in relation to judicial proceedings, or in the sale of property under judicial process, or in any other legal proceedings of whatever kind, the advertisement shall be inserted in a daily newspaper published in an office physically located in the parish of Orleans and published in the English language, and which has been published as a daily paper for at least five years prior to the insertion of the advertisement or publication. The newspaper shall be selected by the sheriff, constable, clerk, or other officer, as the case may be, who is charged with the conduct of the sale. The responsible official selecting the newspaper to publish judicial advertisements and legal notices shall make his selection in June of each year for a term of one year. The newspaper selected shall meet the requirements of a newspaper as defined in R.S. 43:200(3) and shall have been entered in a U.S. post office in Orleans Parish under a periodical permit for a period of five years preceding its selection to publish legal advertisements and legal notices.
B. In the parish of Orleans, when advertisements are required to be made in relation to judicial proceedings, or in the sale of immovable property under judicial process, or in any other legal proceedings of whatever kind, additional judicial advertisements shall also be inserted in an auxiliary journal which satisfies the requirements of law pertaining to official journals of political subdivisions. The requirements of this Subsection shall not apply to the advertisement of movable property in any proceeding.
C. Should either of the notices as provided in Subsection A or B of this Section, but not both, contain errors or omissions which make it legally deficient to accomplish the requirements of notice as provided by law then in such event the advertisement which is legally sufficient to accomplish notice as provided by law shall be sufficient to fulfill the notice requirements of law notwithstanding that only one such notice was in proper form and published correctly.
D. Notwithstanding any provision of this Section, in Orleans Parish a daily newspaper with a general paid circulation may be selected to publish judicial advertisements and legal notices if such newspaper has maintained a public business office in Orleans Parish for eight consecutive months prior to January 1, 2014.
Acts 1986, No. 378, §1, eff. July 2, 1986; Acts 1992, No. 936, §1; Acts 1997, No. 422, §1; Acts 1999, No. 630, §1, eff. June 30, 1999; Acts 2001, No. 791, §1; Acts 2014, No. 197, §1, eff. May 22, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:204. Advertisements to be in English; duplication in French permitted

RS 43:204 - Advertisements to be in English; duplication in French permitted
A. When advertisements are required to be made in relation to judicial process, or in the sale of property for unpaid taxes, or under judicial process or any other legal process of whatever kind, they shall be made in the English language and may in addition be duplicated in the French language.
B. State and local officials and public institutions are reconfirmed in the traditional right to publish documents in the French language in addition to English.
Amended by Acts 1968, No. 256, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:205. Costs of legal advertisements; penalty for accepting rebate

RS 43:205 - Costs of legal advertisements; penalty for accepting rebate
A. In all parishes, the cost of all advertisements in relation to judicial proceedings, or in the sale of property under judicial process, or in any other legal proceedings of any kind, shall be a maximum of ninety percent of the commercial display advertising rate charged by the newspaper for a similar volume of business. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the cost of advertisements charged to a state agency when said publication is required by law in all parishes which do not contain a city of over one hundred thousand population shall not exceed the rate of five dollars per square of one hundred words or a fraction thereof. When the insertion contains material to be set in tabular form, the tabulated matter shall be computed on the basis of the number of words of straight matter which would occupy identical space.
B. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the agate line shall be the unit or basis of measurement and charges for all advertisements placed by a state agency when said publication is required by law, including bidding advertisements in all parishes containing a city of more than one hundred thousand but less than three hundred thousand population. The printing shall not be let at over twenty-eight cents per agate line for each insertion.
C. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the agate line shall be the unit or basis of measurement and charges for all advertisements placed by a state agency when said publication is required by law, including bidding advertisements in all parishes containing a city of over three hundred thousand population. The printing shall not be let at a charge of over thirty-one cents per agate line for each insertion.
D. If the newspaper refuses to publish at the rate herein specified, the advertisements shall be published in the manner provided for in cases where there are no newspapers.
E. It is unlawful for any sheriff, tax collector, clerk of court, or any other public official, or any auctioneer, administrator, executor, tutor, trustee or other legal representative of any party in any judicial proceeding or other legal proceeding to demand or accept any part of the charge for the printing or publishing in the form of a rebate or otherwise from any newspaper or publisher of a newspaper.
F. Whoever is found guilty of accepting any rebate or any other form of payment shall be fined not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than one thousand dollars or shall be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or both.
Amended by Acts 1962, No. 138, §1; Acts 1972, No. 89, §1; Acts 1976, No. 485, §1; Acts 1980, No. 350, §1, eff. June 1, 1981; Acts 1991, No. 989, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:206. §§206, 207 Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 350, §2, eff. June 1, 1981

RS 43:206 - §§206, 207 Repealed by Acts 1980, No. 350, §2, eff. June 1, 1981
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:208. Advertisements of judicial sales may be advertised in morning or afternoon newspaper

RS 43:208 - Advertisements of judicial sales may be advertised in morning or afternoon newspaper
All judicial sales by public auction or otherwise, required by law or by an order of court to be advertised in a newspaper, may be published either in a morning or afternoon newspaper, provided that when the advertisement is published in an afternoon newspaper, it shall be legal if the last advertisement is in an issue of the afternoon newspaper of the day last immediately preceding the day of sale.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:209. Publication in supplement to newspaper valid

RS 43:209 - Publication in supplement to newspaper valid
In all cases when it is required by law that orders, notices, or advertisements of any kind, by any public officer, shall be inserted in public newspapers, the publications and insertions shall be as valid when made in supplements to newspapers as if they had been made in the newspaper sheets.
Acts 1986, No. 378, §1, eff. July 2, 1986.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 43 - Public Printing and Advertisements › §43:211. Alienation, encumbrance, or lease of immovable property; description in advertisement or publication of notice

RS 43:211 - Alienation, encumbrance, or lease of immovable property; description in advertisement or publication of notice
In all cases in which the law requires the advertisement or publication of notice of an alienation, encumbrance, or lease of immovable property, the description of the property in the advertisement or publication of notice by lot and subdivision or municipal number or by section, township, and range, including some identifying mark, if appropriate, and a reference to the conveyance or mortgage recordation shall be a legally sufficient description.
Acts 1986, No. 46, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, No. 273, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:2. Records involved in legislative investigations

RS 44:2 - Records involved in legislative investigations
A.(1) The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any records, writings, accounts, letters, letter books, photographs or copies thereof, in the custody or control of the legislature, or either house or any committee or officer thereof, and which concern or hold relation to any case, cause, charge or investigation being conducted by or through the legislature, or either house or any committee or officer thereof, until after the case, cause, charge or investigation has been finally disposed of.
(2) All records, files, documents, and communications, and information contained therein, obtained or developed pursuant to Paragraph (1) of this Subsection that pertain to or impart the identity of any confidential source of information shall be privileged, and no court shall order the disclosure of same except on grounds of due process or constitutional law. No member, officer, or employee of the legislature shall disclose or produce such privileged records, files, documents, communications, or information except on a court order.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, after final disposition, the records, writings, accounts, letters, letter books, photographs or copies thereof, are public records and subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
B.(1) The provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any privileged or confidential data or records in the custody of the legislature or either house thereof which are obtained or used for the purpose of considering the election, confirmation or approval of any nomination or appointment for which election, confirmation, or approval by the legislature or either house thereof is required.
(2) Nothing in this Subsection shall prohibit the disclosure of any information relevant to the education, employment history, or work experience of an appointee or nominee.
Acts 2012, No. 850, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:3.1. Certain records pertaining to security-related activity

RS 44:3.1 - Certain records pertaining to security-related activity
A. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require disclosure of records containing security procedures, criminal intelligence information pertaining to terrorist-related activity, or threat or vulnerability assessments created, collected, or obtained in the prevention of terrorist-related activity, including but not limited to physical security information, proprietary information, operational plans, and the analysis of such information, or internal security information.
B. Nothing in the Chapter shall be construed to require the disclosure of school crisis management and response plans.
C. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require disclosure of a blueprint or floor plan of the interior of a public school building or facility, except as required as part of the public bid process. Any blueprint or floor plan of the interior of a school building or facility provided as part of the public bid process shall be deemed confidential and shall not be disclosed to persons other than those responsible for the bidding or construction of the project.
Acts 2003, No. 413, §1, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2020, No. 211, §2, eff. June 11, 2020.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:3.1.1. School surveillance and security video; limited retention and viewing policy

RS 44:3.1.1 - School surveillance and security video; limited retention and viewing policy
A. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the provisions of this Chapter shall not apply to any surveillance and security video of the inside of or covering the area immediately surrounding a building owned, operated, or maintained by a public school board or a charter school.
B. The governing authority of each public elementary and secondary school, including charter schools, shall adopt a policy governing all surveillance and security video in and around buildings owned, operated, or maintained by the governing authority. Each policy shall contain provisions for all of the following:
(1) Retaining, storing, and disposing of the recorded video and audio data, including a requirement that the recordings be retained for at least thirty days from the recording date.
(2) Protecting student privacy and for determining to whom and under what circumstances the recordings may be disclosed, including limiting viewing of the recordings to the appropriate school officials, law enforcement officials investigating an incident, and, upon request, a bona fide news gathering organization covering an incident, and the parent or legal guardian of a recorded student if there was an incident involving that student.
(3) Procedures regarding how a parent or legal guardian or a bona fide news gathering organization may request to review a recording, and any limitations to a request.
C.(1) For purposes of this Section, the phrase "parent or legal guardian" shall have the same meaning as provided in R.S. 17:3914.
(2) For purposes of this Section, the phrase "bona fide news gathering organization" shall mean:
(a) A newspaper, or news publication, printed or electronic, of current news and intelligence of varied, broad, and general public interest, that has been published for a minimum of one year and that can provide verifiable documentation of membership in a statewide or national press association, as represented by an employee thereof who can provide verifiable documentation of his employment with the newspaper, wire service, or news publication.
(b) A radio broadcast station, television broadcast station, cable television operator, or wire service as represented by an employee thereof who can provide verifiable documentation of his employment.
(3) For purposes of compliance with Subsection B of this Section, the surveillance and security video recordings shall not be considered "personally identifiable information" as defined in R.S. 17:3914.
D. Nothing in this Section shall affect a parent's or legal guardian's right to access videos pursuant to R.S. 17:1948.
Acts 2023, No. 301, §1, eff. June 13, 2023.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:3.3. Public power authority; commercially sensitive information

RS 44:3.3 - Public power authority; commercially sensitive information
A. Nothing in this Chapter shall require the disclosure of commercially sensitive information in the custody or control of a public power authority.
B. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Commercially sensitive information" means information regarding a utility matter that is directly related to the public power authority's competitive activity which would, if disclosed, give an advantage to competitors or prospective competitors and includes the following:
(a) Portfolio and generation unit specific fixed, variable, and related costs.
(b) Fuel and purchased power costs and costs of related activities.
(c) Risk management information and strategies.
(d) Power pricing information, system load characteristics, marketing analyses and strategies, and customer billing, contract, and usage information.
(2) "Public power authority" means a political subdivision of the state created by the governing authority of a municipality pursuant to R.S. 33:4172 for the purpose of the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or management of a public power project or improvement.
C. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to general information relating to the identity of the parties to any agreement or contract with a public power authority, and such information shall be subject to inspection, examination, copying, and reproduction.
D. Nothing in this Section shall be construed in a manner as to prevent the inspection, examination, copying, or reproduction of any record or part of a record that does not contain commercially sensitive information.
Acts 2014, No. 269, §1, eff. May 28, 2014.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:3.4. Records of the Board of Ethics

RS 44:3.4 - Records of the Board of Ethics
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require the disclosure of records, or the information contained therein, held by the Board of Ethics pertaining to enforcement proceedings. However, any such record shall be public record and subject to the provisions of this Chapter when introduced as evidence before the Ethics Adjudicatory Board or a court or when the enforcement proceedings are concluded, subject to the limitations in R.S. 42:1141.4.
Acts 2015, No. 316, §2, eff. August 1, 2015.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:3.5. Records of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry

RS 44:3.5 - Records of the Department of Agriculture and Forestry
Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require the disclosure of records, or the information contained therein, held by the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, which records are:
(1) Held by the forestry officers and livestock brand inspectors pertaining to pending criminal litigation or any criminal litigation which can be reasonably anticipated, until such litigation has been finally adjudicated or otherwise settled.
(2) Pertaining to the Medical Marijuana Program containing the internal procedures, security procedures, security plans, transportation plans, and proprietary information of a licensee.
(3) Emergency preparedness information specifically pertaining to the location of emergency fuel and the identity of pets and pet owners during a declared emergency.
Acts 2018, No. 408, §1, eff. May 23, 2018.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:3.6. Airport facility and infrastructure records

RS 44:3.6 - Airport facility and infrastructure records
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, blueprints, floor plans, and renderings of the interior of an airport facility or of a facility on airport property and blueprints, plans, or renderings of airport infrastructure shall be confidential.
B. Nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require the inspection, examination, copying, or reproduction of a blueprint, floor plan, or other rendering of the interior of an airport facility or of a facility on airport property or a blueprint, plan, or rendering of airport infrastructure.
C. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the disclosure of a blueprint, floor plan, or other rendering of the interior of an airport facility or of a facility on airport property or a blueprint, plan, or rendering of airport infrastructure to appropriate persons, if such disclosure is necessary or required for any of the following:
(1) To protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public.
(2) To provide or procure security, services, or concessions in and around the airport and its facilities.
(3) To use as part of a public bid or request for proposal process or to accomplish construction maintenance, repairs, or development.
(4) To facilitate interactions with a federal, state, or local governmental entity.
Acts 2021, No. 169, §1, eff. June 11, 2021.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:6. Completed reports of the Legislative Auditor

RS 44:6 - Completed reports of the Legislative Auditor
The completed reports of audits of the Legislative Auditor shall be public records and shall be available at the office of the Legislative Auditor three days after the completion of the reports.
Amended by Acts 1982, No. 117, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:8. Louisiana office building corporation, special provisions

RS 44:8 - Louisiana office building corporation, special provisions
A. The private, nonprofit corporation known as the Louisiana Office Building Corporation, incorporated in the parish of East Baton Rouge on June 30, 1965, is hereby declared to be a quasi-public corporation. All papers, documents, contracts, legal agreements, correspondence, minutes of meetings and any other record whatsoever of said corporation are hereby declared to be matters of public record, and shall be open to inspection by state officials and employees, members of the Legislature and legislative staff personnel and the general public. The officers, members of the board of directors, agents and employees of said corporation are hereby authorized and directed to grant access to any record of said corporation upon request. The procedure for access to records under the authority of this Section shall be in keeping with the general provisions for access to public records contained in Chapter I of this Title.
B. All officers, directors and employees of the Louisiana Office Building Corporation who are also elected officials of the State of Louisiana shall be subject to the provisions of the code of ethics for state elected officials contained in R.S. 42:1141 through 1148 with reference to actions taken in their capacities as such officers, directors or employees of the said corporation. All other officers, directors and employees of the corporation shall be subject to the provisions of the code of ethics for state employees contained in R.S. 42:1111 through 1123 to the same extent as any state employees.
C. All books and records of the Louisiana Office Building Corporation shall be subject to audit and review by the Legislative Auditor to the same extent as all other state departments or agencies.
Added by Acts 1966, No. 429, §§1 to 3.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:10. Confidential nature of documents and proceedings of judiciary commission

RS 44:10 - Confidential nature of documents and proceedings of judiciary commission
All documents filed with, and evidence and proceedings before the judiciary commission are confidential. The record filed by the commission with the supreme court and proceedings before the supreme court are not confidential.
Added by Acts 1975, No. 55, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:11. Confidential nature of certain personnel records; exceptions

RS 44:11 - Confidential nature of certain personnel records; exceptions
A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, the following items in the personnel records of a public employee of any public body shall be confidential:
(1) The home telephone number of the public employee where such employee has chosen to have a private or unlisted home telephone number because of the nature of his occupation with such body.
(2) The home telephone number of the public employee where such employee has requested that the number be confidential.
(3) The home address of the public employee where such employee has requested that the address be confidential.
(4) The name and account number of any financial institution to which the public employee's wages or salary are directly deposited by an electronic direct deposit payroll system or other direct deposit payroll system.
B. The provisions of R.S. 44:11(A)(3) shall not apply to the personnel records of a city or parish school board to the extent that the home address of any employee of a city or parish school board shall be made available to recognized educational groups.
C. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the social security number and financial institution direct deposit information as contained in the personnel records of a public employee of any public body shall be confidential. However, when the employee's social security number or financial institution direct deposit information is required to be disclosed pursuant to any other provision of law, including such purposes as child support enforcement, health insurance, and retirement reporting, the social security number or financial institution direct deposit information of the employee shall be disclosed pursuant to such provision of law.
D. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, all medical records, claim forms, insurance applications, requests for the payment of benefits, and all other health records of public employees, public officials, and their dependents in the personnel records of any public body shall be confidential. However, nothing in this Chapter shall be intended to limit access to employee records under the Code of Civil Procedure or Code of Evidence.
E. The provisions of Paragraph (A)(3) of this Section shall not apply to the home address of a member of the Firefighters' Retirement System if that information is requested by a member of the Louisiana Legislature, an agency or employer reporting information to the system, or a recognized association of system members.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 24, §1, eff. July 9, 1982; Acts 1987, No. 371, §1; Acts 1988, No. 591, §1; Acts 1999, No. 371, §1; Acts 2003, No. 326, §1, eff. June 13, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 342, §1; Acts 2013, No. 182, §1, eff. June 10, 2013.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:11.1. Limited access to domiciliary address information for judges

RS 44:11.1 - Limited access to domiciliary address information for judges
A. Any judge of a court of record may request to have his name removed from information concerning his domiciliary address on a publicly accessible website containing the property assessment rolls of a parish property tax assessor or collector. The request shall be a written request submitted each year to the parish property tax assessor or collector, and the judge shall provide proof of the current holding of judicial office with the written request.
B. A person wishing to access personal ownership information of property which has been removed pursuant to Subsection A of this Section may request the records at the office of or by submitting a written request by mail or electronic mail to the parish property tax assessor or collector.
C. The provisions of this Section shall not be construed to restrict public access to records concerning immovable property in the parish.
Acts 2022, No. 394, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:12. Medical records of persons covered by the Office of Group Benefits programs

RS 44:12 - Medical records of persons covered by the Office of Group Benefits programs
A. All medical records, claim forms, life insurance applications, requests for the payment of benefits, and all other health records of employees and dependents enrolled in the Office of Group Benefits programs pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 42:821 or R.S. 42:851, or an employee benefit plan or program of a political subdivision, which are in the custody or control of the Office of Group Benefits, the board of trustees of a program of a political subdivision, a plan administrator, or any duly appointed representative are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter.
B. All other records pertaining to such programs in the custody or control of the Office of Group Benefits, the board of trustees of a program of a political subdivision, a plan administrator, or a duly appointed representative of the Office of Group Benefits or a program of a political subdivision are subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
C. All books and records of the Office of Group Benefits shall be subject to audit and review by the legislative auditor to the same extent as all other state departments or agencies.
Added by Acts 1982, No. 102, §1. Acts 1986, No. 866, §1; Acts 2001, No. 1178, §6, eff. June 29, 2001.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:12.1. Records of applicants for public positions; prohibitions

RS 44:12.1 - Records of applicants for public positions; prohibitions
A. The name of each applicant for a public position of authority or a public position with policymaking duties, the qualifications of such an applicant related to such position, and any relevant employment history or experience of such an applicant shall be available for public inspection, examination, copying, or reproduction as provided in Part II of this Chapter.
B.(1) No public body or agent acting on behalf of such a public body shall utilize only oral contacts and interviews of applicants considered when filling vacancies in public positions of authority or public positions with policymaking duties or use any other means to circumvent the provisions of this Section.
(2)(a) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit oral contact prior to a person becoming an applicant or shall prohibit oral contact which may result in written documents.
(b) Nothing in this Paragraph shall require a particular method or procedure for filling vacancies as long as not exclusively by use of oral contact.
(3) Any person who violates the provisions of this Section shall be subject to all applicable penalties for violations of this Chapter.
Acts 2006, No. 746, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:13. Registration records and other records of use maintained by libraries

RS 44:13 - Registration records and other records of use maintained by libraries
A. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, records of any library which is in whole or in part supported by public funds, including the records of public, academic, school, and special libraries, and the State Library of Louisiana, indicating which of its documents or other materials, regardless of format, have been loaned to or used by an identifiable individual or group of individuals may not be disclosed except to a parent or custodian of a minor child seeking access to that child's records, to persons acting within the scope of their duties in the administration of the library, to persons authorized in writing by the individual or group of individuals to inspect such records, or by order of a court of law.
B. Notwithstanding any provisions of this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, records of any such library which are maintained for purposes of registration or for determining eligibility for the use of library services may not be disclosed except as provided in Subsection A of this Section.
C. No provision of this Section shall be so construed as to prohibit or hinder any library or any business office operating jointly with a library from collecting overdue books, documents, films, or other items and/or materials owned or otherwise belonging to such library, nor shall any provision of this Section be so construed as to prohibit or hinder any such library or business office from collecting fines on such overdue books, documents, films, or other items and/or materials.
D. No provision of this Section shall be so construed as to prohibit or hinder any library or librarian from providing information to appropriate law enforcement officers investigating criminal activity in the library witnessed by an employee or patron of the library and reported by the administrative librarian to the appropriate law enforcement officials.
(1) The term "criminal activity in the library", as used in this Subsection, shall mean an activity which constitutes a crime, or otherwise constitutes an offense or violation of any law or ordinance, occurring:
(a) Within any library building,
(b) Upon any library property, or
(c) Near a library and the proximity of such activity to a library or library property constitutes an element of the offense.
(2) The term "information", as used in this Subsection shall include but not be limited to electronic data files, security surveillance video tapes, or other records or materials which may constitute evidence which would assist law enforcement officers in identifying the individual or group of individuals who may have committed criminal activity in the library.
Added by Acts 1983, No. 523, §1; Acts 1991, No. 938, §4; Acts 2001, No. 528, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:14. Insurance, health and accident; list of insured to be provided to department

RS 44:14 - Insurance, health and accident; list of insured to be provided to department
A. Every person authorized to issue a hospital or medical expense policy, a hospital or medical service contract, an employee welfare benefit plan, a health and accident insurance policy, or any other insurance contract of this type in this state, including a group insurance plan, a self insurance plan, and the Louisiana State Employees Uniform Group Benefits Program, shall provide to the Louisiana Department of Health information on their insureds, either in the form of a printed list, a computer printout, or electronic or data processing tapes, pursuant to rules and regulations established by the secretary, so that the department can determine if any of the insureds are persons who have received services from the department and on whose behalf the department may be entitled to receive insurance benefits. This information shall be provided monthly and once received by the department shall be confidential information in the same manner as other confidential information of the department.
B. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any insured whose indemnity policy benefits pay less than twenty-five dollars a day in hospital or medical benefits.
Acts 1986, No. 866, §2; HCR No. 211, 1988 R.S., eff. July 8, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:15. Medical records of persons applying for disability retirement through any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund

RS 44:15 - Medical records of persons applying for disability retirement through any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund
A. All medical records, application forms, doctor's reports and evaluations, agency certifications, and all other health records of persons applying for disability retirement from any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund pursuant to the provisions of the applicable laws governing disability retirement for these systems, plans, or funds, and all regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, which are in the custody or control of the board of trustees of any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund or any duly appointed representative thereof, are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter.
B. All other records pertaining to membership in or retirement under any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund which are in the custody or control of the board of trustees of any state or statewide public retirement system or pension plan or fund or any duly appointed representative thereof, are subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
Added by Acts 1988, No. 295, §1, eff. July 7, 1988.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:16. Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds

RS 44:16 - Personal data records for certain members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds
A. All records of retired members of public retirement systems, plans, or funds or of members who are participating in or who have participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter except for the amount of the retired member's retirement allowance, final average compensation, and years of creditable service, and the names of the agencies with which he was employed and the dates of such employment.
B. The exemption for records of retired members of the public retirement systems, plans, or funds or members who are participating in or who have participated in the Deferred Retirement Option Plan provided in Subsection A of this Section shall not apply to requests for such records by members of the Louisiana Legislature, by any state agency or employer reporting information to the public retirement systems, plans, or funds, or by any association of individuals receiving a retirement allowance or benefit from the public retirement systems, plans, or funds.
Acts 1991, No. 365, §1; Acts 1992, No. 945, §1; Acts 1995, No. 271, §1, eff. July 1, 1995.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:17. Immunization records; definitions; disclosure; liability; procedures

RS 44:17 - Immunization records; definitions; disclosure; liability; procedures
A. Definitions
As used in this Section:
(1) "Minor" means a person who is seventeen years old or younger or who is not legally emancipated.
(2) "Patient" means a natural person who receives health care from a licensed health care provider under a contract, expressed or implied.
(3) "Private health care provider" means:
(a) A physician, surgeon, licensed registered or licensed practical nurse, and any employee of a physician or surgeon acting within the course and scope of employment and who is not providing health care services by or on behalf of the state.
(b) A resident, intern, or student of, or any person who is otherwise qualified in a discipline listed in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph when the person is acting within the course and scope of the training or staff appointment in and under the supervision of the health care providers listed in Subparagraph (a) of this Paragraph.
(4) "Representative of a patient" means a person who is a parent, tutor, curator, spouse, trustee, attorney, or other legal agent of the patient and who is authorized, by and on behalf of the patient, to exercise any of the patient's rights or privileges.
(5) "State health care provider" means a state health care provider as defined in R.S. 40:1299.39.
B. Information and records pertaining to the immunization status of persons against childhood diseases as required by R.S. 17:170 and R.S. 40:4(A)(2), may be disclosed and exchanged with verbal consent of the patient or his representative and without a patient's, or his representative's, written release authorizing such disclosure, to any of the following:
(1) State health care provider.
(2) Private health care provider.
(3) Representative of a patient.
(4) A patient who is not a minor.
C. If any person authorized in Subsection B discloses such information for any purpose other than for administering or receiving vaccinations, such disclosure shall be considered as an unauthorized release of confidential information, and such person shall be liable for civil damages.
D. The Louisiana Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations, in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act, to establish procedures whereby immunization information may be released from one health care provider to another.
Acts 1995, No. 521, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:18. Geophysical survey information

RS 44:18 - Geophysical survey information
All information and records of geophysical or geological surveys furnished to the State Mineral and Energy Board or the office of mineral resources pursuant to R.S. 30:213 shall be confidential and exempt from the provisions of this Chapter.
Acts 2000, 2d Ex. Sess., No. 8, §2; Acts 2009, No. 196, §8, eff. July 1, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:20. Records of discharge from armed forces

RS 44:20 - Records of discharge from armed forces
A. Upon the presentation of the discharge certificate or other evidence, the clerks of court of the several parishes and the register of conveyances of the parish of Orleans shall record in their records without charge, each discharge certificate or other evidence of honorable separation from the armed forces of the United States of men and women who have served in the forces. It shall not be necessary to retain original discharge papers in the archives of the office.
B. Any discharge certificate or other evidence of honorable separation from the armed forces of the United States filed on or after July 1, 2000, shall be confidential, shall not be considered as public record under R.S. 44:1 et seq., and shall not be released or shown to any person except:
(1) To the veteran or his designee.
(2) If the veteran is deceased, to the executor of his estate or to the surviving spouse or any family member of the veteran, upon furnishing a death certificate, affidavit of death, or other satisfactory evidence of the death of the veteran.
C. Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 44:31 and R.S. 44:32, the clerks of court of the several parishes and the register of conveyances of the parish of Orleans shall make available to the public any discharge certificate or other evidence of honorable separation from the armed forces of the United States filed prior to July 1, 2000. The clerks of court and the register shall not make copies of such record for a person who requests such record, unless the person who requests such record appears in person in the office of the appropriate clerk of court or the register and provides his full name and address to the clerk or register. The clerks of court and the register shall not make such record available to the public on any website.
Acts 2003, No. 316, §1, eff. June 13, 2003; Acts 2004, No. 758, §1, eff. July 1, 2004.
NOTE: See Acts 2003, No. 316, §3, relative to remedial nature and applicability.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:21. Municipal fire and police civil service; test materials confidential

RS 44:21 - Municipal fire and police civil service; test materials confidential
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all tests and all records, the content of which includes or indicates actual content or answers for tests which are prepared, administered, or scored by the office of state examiner, municipal fire and police civil service, shall be confidential and shall not be released by any person except for:
(1) The production and exhibition by the state examiner of test questions, answers, and papers to a local civil service board as required by R.S. 33:2492 or 2552, provided that such production and exhibition and any discussion of such materials shall occur in executive session as authorized by R.S. 42:17.
(2) As necessary for the actual administration of the test.
Acts 2003, No. 336, §2, eff. June 13, 2003.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:21.1. Jefferson Parish civil service; test materials confidential

RS 44:21.1 - Jefferson Parish civil service; test materials confidential
Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, all tests and records, the content of which includes or indicates actual content or answers for tests that are prepared, administered, or scored by the Jefferson Parish Personnel Department shall be confidential and shall not be released by any person except for:
(1) The production and exhibition of test questions, answers, and papers to the Jefferson Parish Personnel Board, provided that such production and exhibition and any discussion of such materials shall occur in executive session as authorized by R.S. 42:17.
(2) As necessary for the actual administration of the test.
Acts 2011, No. 36, §1, eff. June 14, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:23. Department of Transportation and Development; preconstruction estimates

RS 44:23 - Department of Transportation and Development; preconstruction estimates
Notwithstanding the provisions of R.S. 44:31, 32, or 33, a preconstruction estimate for a project advertised and let or for a project to be advertised and let by the Department of Transportation and Development shall not be available for examination, inspection, copying, or reproduction until the date that the bids for such project are opened. If the custodian of such a record receives a request for a preconstruction estimate prior to the date the bids for such project are opened, the custodian shall notify the requestor that the record is not available and shall specify the date that the record will be available. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section, the estimated cost range for a department project shall be available, upon request.
Acts 2006, No. 321, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:23.1. Department of Transportation and Development; Sabine River Authority; exception for certain sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information

RS 44:23.1 - Department of Transportation and Development; Sabine River Authority; exception for certain sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information
A. Except as otherwise provided in Subsection B of this Section, nothing in this Chapter shall be construed to require disclosure of records of the Department of Transportation and Development or the Sabine River Authority, state of Louisiana, containing sensitive security information or critical infrastructure information.
B. The provisions of Subsection A of this Section shall not be construed, interpreted, or enforced in any manner to prohibit a member of the legislature in the performance of his official duties from inspecting or examining any record in the custody of the Department of Transportation and Development.
C. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Critical infrastructure" shall mean a transportation facility or asset that is so vital to the state of Louisiana that the incapacity or destruction of the facility or asset would have a debilitating impact on the security, economy, public health, or public safety of the state.
(2) "Sensitive security information" shall mean security procedures, criminal intelligence information pertaining to terrorist-related activity, or threat or vulnerability assessments created, collected, or obtained in the prevention of terrorist-related activity, including but not limited to physical security information or critical infrastructure information, proprietary information, operational plans, and the analysis of such information, or internal security information.
Acts 2008, No. 693, §1, eff. July 1, 2008; Acts 2010, No. 762, §2, eff. June 30, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 44 - Public Records and Recorders › §44:31. Right to examine records

RS 44:31 - Right to examine records
A. Providing access to public records is a responsibility and duty of the appointive or elective office of a custodian and his employees.
B.(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or as otherwise specifically provided by law, and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, any person of the age of majority may inspect, copy, or reproduce any public record.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or as otherwise specifically provided by law, and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, any person may obtain a copy or reproduction of any public record.
(3) The burden of proving that a public record is not subject to inspection, copying, or reproduction shall rest with the custodian.
Amended by Acts 1978, No. 686, §1; Acts 1999, No. 1154, §1; Acts 2004, No. 759, §1.