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Opinions in Louisiana that cite Title Research Corp. v. Rausch, 450 So. 2d 933.
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James T. Coleman, Jr. v. Parish of Bossier
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2025
Const. art. 12, § 3; (La.
- Gary Walker v. DeSoto Parish Clerk of Court La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2024
- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals v. Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Thomas Galligan, … La. 2024
- Mark P. Glago v. Stacy P. Glago La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2024
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Tavis Joseph Versus Jefferson Parish Clerk of Court Office and the District Attorney Paul Connick
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2024
App. 5 Cir. 3/15/19), (La.
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GANNETT RIVER STATES PUBLISHING CORPORATION D/B/A DAILY ADVERTISER VERSUS 15TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ATTORNEY DONALD D. LANDRY
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2023
odies and examine public documents, except in cases established by law.” Although it has been held that this constitutional provision must be liberally construed in favor of free and unrestricted access to public documents, access can be denied “when a law, specifically and unequivocally, provides otherwise.”
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Zillow, Inc. v. Wendy Aguillard, in Her Capacity as Assessor for the Parish of Calcasieu
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2023
for the proposition that a member of the public is given four options under the Public Records Law: inspecting the records, copying the records, reproducing the records, or obtaining a reproduction of the records from the custodian.
- Pardee v. Connick 267 So. 3d 179 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2019
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Mercato Elisio, L.L.C. v. City of New Orleans
259 So. 3d 1235
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
Landis v. Moreau , 779 So.2d at 695 ; Title Research Corporation v. Rausch , , 937 (La.1984).
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Beasley v. Cannizzaro
259 So. 3d 633
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
2/21/01), , 694 (citing Title Research Corp. v. Rausch , (La.
- Stevens v. St. Tammany Parish Gov't 264 So. 3d 456 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
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Ortega v. Recreation & Parks Comm'n for the Parish of E. Baton Rouge
255 So. 3d 6
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2018
While the Louisiana Supreme Court in Title Research Corporation v. Rausch , , 936 (La.
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Barnett v. La. Med. Mut. Ins. Co.
248 So. 3d 594
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2018
10/16/07), , 1044, citing Title Research Corp. v. Rausch , , 941 (La.
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Carter v. City of Shreveport
244 So. 3d 659
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2017
Const. art. 12, § 3 ; (La.
- James E. Boren v. Earl B. Taylor 223 So. 3d 1130 La. 2017
- New Orleans Bulldog Society v. Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 222 So. 3d 679 La. 2017
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Lewis v. Morrell
215 So. 3d 737
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2017
Because it is a fundamental right, the jurisprudence has held that "[a]ny request for a public record must be analyzed liberally in favor of free and unrestricted access to the record.” (La.
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Louisiana Capital Assistance Center v. Dinvaut
207 So. 3d 1187
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
Title Research Corp. [v. Rausch ], [ (La.
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James E. Boren v. Hon. Earl B. Taylor, District Attorney
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2016
Louisiana Constitution Article 12, § 3, provides, “No person shall be denied the right to observe the deliberations of public bodies and examine public documents, except in cases established by law.” (emphasis added) the Louisiana State Supreme Court held: The right of the public to have access to the public records is a fundamental right, and is guaranteed by the constitution.
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New Orleans Bulldog Society v. Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
200 So. 3d 996
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2016
Any doubt as to the public’s right of access to certain records must be resolved in favor of the public’s right to see as, to allow otherwise, would be an “improper and arbitrary restriction on the public’s constitutional rights.” (in determining whether records are within scope of Public Records Act, “we must keep in mind ...
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Muhammad v. Office of the District Attorney ex rel. Parish of St. James
191 So. 3d 1149
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2016
Vandenweghe, 70 *1157 So.3d at 56 ().
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William Henry Shane v. the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, and the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission
209 So. 3d 726
La. 2015
Landis v. Moreau, 779 So.2d at 695
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Capital City Press, L.L.C. v. Louisiana State University System Board of Supervisors
168 So. 3d 727
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
Capital City Press v. East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council, 96-1979 (La.7/1/97), ().
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Shane v. Parish of Jefferson
150 So. 3d 406
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
J^PUBLIC RECORDS LAW Article XII, Section 3 of the Louisiana Constitution provides that “No person shall be denied the right to observe the deliberations of public bodies and examine public documents, except in cases established by law.” In ' the Louisiana Supreme Court held: The provision of the constitution must be construed liberally in favor of free and unrestricted access to the records, and that access can be denied only when a law, specifically and unequivocally, provides otherwise.
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McKay v. State, Division Administration
143 So. 3d 510
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2014
Title Research Corp., v. Rausch, Does v. Foti, 2011-0014, p. 10 (La.App.
- Chandler v. Ouachita Parish Sherrif's Office 121 So. 3d 1216 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013
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Johnson v. Broussard
118 So. 3d 1249
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013
see also, Capital City Press v. East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council, 96-1979, p. 5 (La.7/1/97), .
- Public Records Request of Beckett v. Serpas 112 So. 3d 348 La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2013
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Cull v. CADARO
68 So. 3d 1161
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2011
as follows: The right of the public to have access to the public records is a fundamental right, and is guaranteed by the constitution.
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VANDENWEGHE v. Parish of Jefferson
70 So. 3d 51
La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2011
examine public documents, except in cases established by law.” 5 the Louisiana Supreme Court held: The right of the public to have access to the public records is a fundamental right, and is guaranteed by the constitution.
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St. Tammany Parish Coroner v. Doe
48 So. 3d 1241
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2010
The Louisiana Supreme Court instructs us that the provisions of the Constitution and the statutes must be liberally construed in favor of free and unrestricted access, “and any doubt must be resolved in favor of the right of access.” -37 (La.1984).
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In Re Matter Under Investigation
15 So. 3d 972
La. 2009
Capital City Press v. East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council, 96-1979, p. 4 (La.7/1/97), () (emphasis in original).
- Johnson v. ORLEANS PARISH DISTRICT ATTORNEY 10 So. 3d 897 La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2009
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Richard J. Heath v. City of Alexandria, Louisiana
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2009
This would hinder “[t]he right of the public to have access to the public records [, which] is a fundamental right, and is guaranteed by the constitution.” (citing La.
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Heath v. City of Alexandria
11 So. 3d 569
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2009
This would hinder “[t]he right of the public to have access to the public records [, which] is a fundamental right, and is guaranteed by the constitution.” (citing La.
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Kenneth Johnson v. City of Pineville
La. Ct. App. 3d Cir. 2009
It is well settled in Louisiana law that “[t]he right of the public to have access to the public records is a fundamental right, and is guaranteed by the constitution.” (citing La.Const.
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Johnson v. City of Pineville
9 So. 3d 313
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2009
It is well settled in Louisiana law that “[t]he right of the public to have access to the public records is a fundamental right, and is guaranteed by the constitution.” (citing La.
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City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge v. Capital City Press, L.L.C.
4 So. 3d 807
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2009
Capital City Press v. East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council, 96-1979, p. 4 (La.7/1/97), ().
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Henderson v. Bigelow
982 So. 2d 941
La. Ct. App. 4th Cir. 2008
the Supreme Court stated: *947 The legislature, by the public records statutes, sought to guarantee, in the most expansive and unrestricted way possible, the right of the public to inspect and reproduce those records which the laws deem to be public.
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Copeland v. Copeland
966 So. 2d 1040
La. 2007
Recognizing the public's right of access to public records is of constitutional dimension, that the right of the public to have access to mortgage and conveyance records on file *1044 with the clerk of court "is a fundamental right, and is guaranteed by the constitution."
- Copeland v. Copeland 930 So. 2d 940 La. 2006
- State v. Daniel 903 So. 2d 644 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2005
- East Bank Cons. Spec. Serv. Fire v. Crossen 892 So. 2d 666 La. Ct. App. 5th Cir. 2004
- First Commerce Title Co., Inc. v. Martin 887 So. 2d 716 La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2004
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Williams Law Firm v. BD. OF SUP. OF LA. STATE UNIV.
878 So. 2d 557
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2004
Landis v. Moreau, 00-1157 (La.2/21/01), -95
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Skamangas v. Stockton
867 So. 2d 1009
La. Ct. App. 2d Cir. 2004
Bozeman v. Mack, 1997-2152 (La.App.
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Times Picayune Pub. Corp. v. BD. OF SUP'RS
845 So. 2d 599
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2003
With regard to this constitutional provision, the Louisiana Supreme Court, held as follows: The right of the public to have access to the public records is a fundamental right....
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St. Mary Anesthesia v. Hosp. Serv. Dist.
836 So. 2d 379
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
characterized Section 3's right as "a fundamental right," it acknowledged that the right was subordinate "when a law, specifically and unequivocally, provides otherwise."
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Hilliard v. Litchfield
822 So. 2d 743
La. Ct. App. 1st Cir. 2002
Johnson, 754 So.2d at 248 , (La.
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Bester v. SUPREME COURT COM. ON BAR ADM.
779 So. 2d 715
La. 2001
See, Capital City Press v. East Baton Rouge Parish Metropolitan Council, 96-1979 (La.7/1/97)