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Dear Mr. Lehman:

This office is in receipt of your opinion request concerning the application of the Louisiana Open Meetings Laws to the St. Tammany Parish School Board. Specifically, you ask the following two questions:(1) The parish school board is required by law to post public notice of special meetings. Is the language "to conduct a hearing" with an asterisk referring to a footnote which states that the meeting will go into executive session to discuss this matter sufficient to comply with the requirements of law?(2) Must the public notice contain the name of the juvenile who is the…