Jeff Landry

Jeff Landry
Department of Justice
United States

It should be noted that Jeff Landry is not in compliance with, supportive of, or a willing participant in:

the nationwide, public-facing, Brady List;
Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS] Brady doctrine (1963);
United States Freedom of Information Act (1967);
State Sunshine Law (see, below);
Open Government Act (2007) signed by President Bush (No. 43);
Open Government Initiative (2009) signed by President Obama (No. 44); or,
Open Government Directive (2009) issued by the United States Department of Justice.

Louisiana Public Records Act

La.R.S. 44:1 et seq.

The Louisiana Public Records Act, also known as Louisiana's Sunshine Law, was enacted by the state’s legislature in 1940. Section LA 44.01.2(a) defines public records as, “All books, records, writings, accounts, letters and letter books, maps, drawings, photographs, cards, tapes, recordings, memorandum, and papers, and all copies, duplicates, photographs, including microfilm, or other reproductions thereof, or any other documentary materials, regardless of physical form or characteristics, including information contained in electronic data processing equipment, having been used, being in use, or prepared, possessed, or retained for use in the conduct, transaction, or performance of any business, transaction, work, duty, or function which was conducted, transacted, or performed by or under the authority of the constitution or laws of this state, or by or under the authority of any ordinance, regulation, mandate, or order of any public body or concerning the receipt or payment of any money received or paid by or under the authority of the constitution or the laws of this state, are "public records", except as otherwise provided in this Chapter or the Constitution of Louisiana.”

Anyone can request public records and a purpose does not need to be stated. There are no restrictions on what can be done with the public documents once a records requester has them in hand. The custodian of the records must respond to requests within three days.

We the People

We the People have a Right to Know according to the Supreme Court of the United States [SCOTUS], past Presidents (of both major political parties), Congress, and the United States Department of Justice. As an expression of that Right to Know, we have coordinated valuable information from a number of resources into a single, public-facing, searchable database.