Bills filed in Louisiana Legislature would make more data a public record and easier to get
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A Louisiana State Representative filed bills to make public records more accessible.
State Rep. Dixon McMakin (R-La.) filed HB116 and HB113. HB116 would make some personal information of a public employee accessible and remove privacy. HB113 states that Louisiana universities are not allowed to charge student-operated media organizations for public information from the university.
These legislations come after McMakin filed a lawsuit against the Board of Supervisors at LSU in 2021 for not being granted access to public records against a former LSU employee who was accused of misconduct.
In 2023, an LSU student and a member of the LSU newspaper, The Reveille, requested public information about the same former employee. After being denied, the student filed a lawsuit against the university.
HB116 proposes that personal information, excluding home telephone, home address and banking institution, of public employees be considered public records.
HB113 proposes that public universities are required to give student media organizations public records upon request free of charge.
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