§ 42:11 Short title
§ 42:12 Public policy for open meetings; liberal construction
§ 42:13 Definitions
§ 42:14 Meetings of public bodies to be open to the public
§ 42:15 School board meetings; public comment
§ 42:16 Executive Sessions
§ 42:17 Exceptions to open meetings
§ 42:17.1 Exception for meetings during a gubernatorially declared disaster or emergency
§ 42:17.2 Exception for certain meetings of certain public bodies
§ 42:17.2.1 Public body; member with a disability
§ 42:17.4 Exception for meetings of the Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Council
§ 42:18 Executive or closed meetings of legislative houses and committees
§ 42:19 Notice of meetings
§ 42:19.1 Procedure for the proposal, increase, renewal, or continuation of a tax or for calling an election for such purposes by political subdivisions
§ 42:20 Written minutes
§ 42:21 Minutes of legislative sessions, legislative committees and subcommittees
§ 42:22 Presentation and consideration of offer to sell natural gas to a public body, or to operate or acquire ownership of, a gas utility owned or operated by a public body
§ 42:23 Sonic and video recordings; live broadcast
§ 42:24 Voidability
§ 42:25 Enforcement
§ 42:26 Remedies; jurisdiction; authority; attorney fees
§ 42:27 Venue; summary proceedings
§ 42:28 Civil penalties
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 42 > Chapter 1-A - Open Meetings Law

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Proxy voting: The practice of allowing a legislator to cast a vote in committee for an absent legislator.
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Energy and Natural Resources and his designees. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:962
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.