BGR v. HCR 143 COMMITTEE

No. 2014-CA-0387.

151 So.3d 809 (2014)

BUREAU OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH, and its President and CEO, Janet Howard v. The HCR 143 COMMITTEE and its Charman, Edwin R. Murray.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 8, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loretta G. Mince , Alysson L. Mills , Fishman Haygood Phelps Walmsley Willis & Swanson, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

Kim M. Boyle , Brandon E. Davis , Yasemin A. Gunday , Phelps Dunbar LLP, Ronald J. Sholes , Adams and Reese LLP, New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellee.

(Court composed of Judge ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge PAUL A. BONIN, Judge DANIEL L. DYSART).


This is a dispute over the Louisiana Supreme Court's denial of a request for public records and compliance with the Open Meetings Law. The plaintiffs, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) and its president, Janet Howard, appeal the trial court's judgment granting an exception of no cause of action. As we lack subject...

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