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Louisiana's public records laws
Coverage of Louisiana's public records laws in the Nexus archive.
- Orleans DA’s office withholding critical case records from law firm reviewing wrongful convictions
Innocence & Justice Louisiana is suing Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams' office for denying public records requests critical to investigating wrongful convictions. The DA's office claims the law firm owes fees for previously provided records, while the firm disputes the fees and argues delays risk keeping innocent people in prison.