Lester Bell v. Bridget Hanna, Custodian of Records

STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026 CW 0912
VERSUS

LESTER BELL AUGUST 5, 2026
In Re: Lester Bell, applying for supervisory writs, 23rd

Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension, No.
25910, 27624.

BEFORE : THERIOT, GREENE, AND EDWARDS, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The April 23, 2026 judgment denying relator’s
request for public records pursuant to La. R.S. 44:1, et seq.,
is a final appealable judgment. See La. Code Civ. P. arts. 1841
and 2083(A); see also Johnson v. Stewart, 55,631 (La. App. 2nd
Cir. 7/17/24), 399 So.3d 57. An appeal of a final judgment is
taken by filing a motion for appeal in the district court, along
with an order for the judge’s signature showing the return date
of the appeal, within the delays set out in La. Code Civ. P.
art. 2087. Filing cocuments directly with this court does not
suspend the running of the appeal delays. Strickland v.
Layrisson, 96-1280 (La. App. Ist Cir. 6/20/97), 696 So.2d 621,
624, writ denied, 97-1940 (La. 11/14/97), 703 So.2d 228.

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