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Here is a list of major FOIA court decisions and their affect on the Louisiana Public Records Act.
(The cases are listed alphabetically. To order them by year please click the icon below the Year heading)

Article Year Precedent
Angelo Iafrate Constr., L.L.C. v. State of Louisiana 2004
Association of Rights of Citizens v. St. Bernard 1990
Bester v. Louisiana Supreme Court Commission on Bar Admissions 2000 This case established the separation of the judicial branch and its exemption from public records law in the Louisiana based on the theory of separation of powers.
Broderick v. State, Department of Environmental Quality 2000
Burkett v. UDS Management 1999
Capital City Press v. East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council 1997
Common Cause v. Morial 1987
Diggs v. Pennington 2003
Eastbank Consol. Special Serv. Fire Prot. Dist. v. Crossen 2005
First Commerce Title Co. Inc. v. Martin 2005
Hatfield v. Bush (I) 1989
Hatfield v. Bush (II) 1990
Hill v. East Baton Rouge Parish Department of Emergency Medical Services 2006 911 recordings are confidential.
Hill v. Mamoulides 1986
Hilliard v. Litchfield 2002
Joseph v. Hospital Service District No. 2 of the Parish of St. Mary 2001
Kyle v. Perrilloux 2003
Landis v. Moreau 2001
Local 100, SEIU v. Smith 2003
Louisiana Supreme Court Commission on Bar Admissions v. Roberts 2001
Phillips v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University 1980
Plaquemines Parish Council v. Petrovich 1994
Reeves v. Orleans Parish School Board 1973
St. Mary Anesthesia Association Inc. v. Hospital Service District No. 2 of Parish of St. Mary 2001
State of Louisiana v. Jean 2003
State of Louisiana v. Nicholls College Foundation 1992
Times Picayune Publishing Corp. v. Board of Supervisors 2003
Vourvoulias v. Movassaghi 2005 This case determined that the Louisiana Public Records Act allows only requests made individuals who directly and personally submit a request for records.
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