CAPITAL CITY PRESS v. METRO. COUNCIL

No. 96-C-1979.

696 So.2d 562 (1997)

CAPITAL CITY PRESS and Mike Dunne v. EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH METROPOLITAN COUNCIL, Greater Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Authority and Don Nijoka.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

July 1, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd Joseph Lunceford, Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, Baton Rouge, for applicant.

Dawn N. Guillot, Michael Elven Ponder, Baton Rouge, for respondent.

Larry Michael Roedel, John Dunbar Koch, David Alva Woolridge, Jr., Baton Rouge, for amicus curiae Louisiana Press Association.


VICTORY, Justice.

We granted this writ to determine whether the applications and resumes of applicants for the position of Assistant Director of Aviation of the Greater Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport Authority are accessible by the press under Louisiana law. After reviewing the record, we hold that such applications and resumes are accessible.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

After placing a notice in newspapers throughout the state advertising the...

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