Bill advances to exempt most state government records from public disclosure

Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek, pictured at the March 21, 2023, Senate Finance Committee meeting. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator)
A Louisiana Senate panel signed off on a bill Wednesday that would essentially rewrite state public records law by exempting nearly every record at all levels of government from public scrutiny. The Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee advanced Senate Bill 482, which would create one of the broadest ever public records exemptions for state government. It was approved a party-line 6-2 voteā€¦

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