Angelo Iafrate Construction, L.L.C. v. State ex rel. Department of Transportation & Development

h GUIDRY, J.,

dissenting.

In affirming the judgment of the trial court, the majority carefully bootstraps exceptions and exemptions found in federal statutes to shore up perceived gaps in the Louisiana Public Records Act, La. R.S. 44:1-41 (the Act) — a task better left to the legislative branch. As noted by the majority, the Act does not expressly exempt from disclosure the names and addresses of private employees working on a federally funded, state highway construction project.

The right of access to public records is fundamental; therefore, access may be denied only when the law specifically…