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Dear Mr. Beckwith:

Our office received your request for an opinion concerning the obligation to provide a Council Member with a copy of City Council meetings on a compact disc ("CD"). Further, if required to furnish such a recording, you have asked what should guide the City of Tallulah ("City") in responding to the request.

You have indicated that the City makes a recording of each City Council meeting, however, does not have currently own equipment capable of making CD reproductions of such recordings.

The right of access to public information is guaranteed by La.Const. art. XII, § 3, which…