Council Preview: Performing arts center and public records back on city agenda
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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BRIEF: Councils to rework proposed public records policy
The City and Parish councils deferred action on establishing a new public records policy to work out kinks. The administration has signaled willingness to go along with the changes.
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On top of high fees, Lafayette officials add more barriers to public records
Reporters now face more barriers to access public records, on top of new fees the Guillory administration rolled out targeting the press. While a legal challenge and council action crawl forward, the barriers stand. And other public officials are following similar playbooks.
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LCG sued McGoffin individually Aug. 8 alleging he violated the Louisiana Public Records Law by not providing documents LCG requested Nov. 2, 2021, as part of an LCG audit of City Court.
Source: The Advocate
Council Preview: City Council wants to talk public records
Here is a selection of items on the agendas for this week’s meetings of the City and Parish councils.
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BRIEF: Court keeps paywall on digital records in effect for now
LCG can continue charging $1 per page for digital copies of public records pending another hearing or council action, a district court judge ruled Wednesday.
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Records viewed by The Daily Advertiser Friday show that new fees have only been levied against local news outlets, among them the The Daily Advertiser, to the tune of more than $2,000 in bills.
Source: The Advertiser
The Current and The Acadiana Advocate sue to block LCG digital records fees
The suit alleges “egregious and intentional” abuse of the state’s Public Records Law and seeks to hold Guillory personally liable for attorneys’ fees, costs and damages.
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McGoffin is considered a local expert on the state’s public records and open meetings laws. He has represented two local news organizations, The Current and The Daily Advertiser, in lawsuits against LCG over public records, including a January lawsuit over documents pertaining to the firing of Sgt. Wayne Griffin, who was appointed by Guillory in October to serve as interim police chief, then was fired in January following an internal investigation into alleged sexual harassment.
Source: The Advocate
Interim Lafayette police chief not fired for sexual harassment, filings in public records suit reveal
In court filings related to the public records lawsuit, the attorney for former interim Chief Wayne Griffin says her client was not fired for sexual harassment; a judge is weighing how much more information should be released.
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The Current and Daily Advertiser file suit for Lafayette police records on sexual harassment investigation
After repeatedly being denied access to public records involving the sexual harassment investigation into former interim Chief Wayne Griffin, two Lafayette media outlets sue LCG, Lafayette PD.
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Marshal Pope’s defense strategy in jeopardy A U.S. district court ruling could ultimately hamper a key legal maneuver in the Lafayette city marshal's pending criminal trial.
A U.S. district court ruling could ultimately hamper a key legal strategy in Marshal Brian Pope’s pending criminal trial.
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