Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:9661 – Purpose
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:9661
- Local government action: means any act by a local government agency or official to effectuate the public powers, functions, and duties of a local government official or a local government agency, including but not limited to any act in the nature of policymaking, rulemaking, adjudication, licensing, regulation, or enforcement; relative to contracts, requests for proposals, development of specifications, or engaging another person to perform a governmental function; to adopt, repeal, increase, or decrease any fee imposed on the affairs, actions, or persons regulated by a local government agency; or to affect the passage, defeat, or implementation of any legislation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:9662
The legislature declares that the operation of open and responsible government requires that the fullest opportunity be afforded to the people to petition their government for the redress of grievances and to express freely their opinions on actions of local government. To preserve and maintain the integrity of local government action, the legislature also declares it is necessary that the identity of persons who attempt to influence actions of local government and certain expenditures by those persons be publicly disclosed.
Acts 2010, No. 788, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2011.