Legal Opinion
Broderick v. State, Department of Environmental Quality
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 12, 2000No. 00 CA 0156PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLLeBLANC, J.
The issue in this matter is whether the employee grievance records or the names of agency employees who filed grievance proceedings pursuant to Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Policy # 1008-88 are subject to disclosure pursuant to Louisiana’s Public Records Law, La. R.S. 44:1, et seq. This issue requires us to balance the competing interests of an individual’s right to privacy, guaranteed by Article I, Section 5 of the *714Louisiana Constitution, versus the public’s right of access to, and disclosure of, public records guaranteed by Article 12, Section 3 of the Louisiana…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Parish Nat. Bank v. LaneSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Capital City Press v. Metro. CouncilSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
- DeSalvo v. StateSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Hilbun v. State ex rel. Division of AdministrationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1999
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Capital City Press, L.L.C. v. Louisiana State University System Board of SupervisorsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2014
- Public Records Request of Beckett v. SerpasLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013
- Dyas v. ShreveportDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 2019
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