Porter v. Baton Rouge Police Department

McDonald, j.

| gThis case involves a public records request pursuant to La. R.S. 44:3(F) made by Joel G. Porter on July 28, 2015, to the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD), and in particular a subpoena issued to an Assistant Attorney General.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Mr. Porter asked for the release of records and access to evidence from the investigation into the 1985 murder of his wife, Denise Washington Porter, for which Mr. Porter, who is an attorney, was a suspect. Louisiana Revised Statute 44:3(F) provides that ten years after the unnatural death of a person, with the approval of the…