LA Legislature doubles down on restricting public records access

Louisiana Senate Bill Would Further Restrict Public Records Access

SB482

First we had the LA House passing HB 461 which will allow local government to declare any records confidential if they determine their public release “would have a detrimental effect” on an active business negotiation. It would also allow the company or person negotiating with the government to request confidentiality. The secrecy would extend to “records of expenses of the local government pertaining to the negotiation.” Basically this bill will allow local governments to restrict public records access for anything they determine related to "economic development" which could be stretched to cover almost anything.

Now we have SB482 which will restrict public records access for the governor's schedule (not that big of a deal, imo). But the main part is this.

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any records reflecting advisory opinions, recommendations and deliberations comprising part of a process by which governmental decisions and policies are formulated.

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