{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-42-23","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 42:23","heading":"Audio and video recordings; live broadcast","body":"A. All of the proceedings in a public meeting may be video or tape recorded, filmed, or broadcast live.\nB.(1) Each nonelected board or commission that has the authority to levy a tax shall video or audio record, film, or broadcast live all proceedings in a public meeting.\n(2)(a)(i) The parish governing authority in a parish with a population of twenty-five thousand or more shall broadcast live all of its proceedings in public meetings, including the parish governing authority's committee meetings.\n(ii) Each school board in a parish with a population of twenty-five thousand or more shall broadcast live all of its proceedings in public meetings, including the school board's committee meetings.\n(iii) Each governing authority of a municipality with a population of ten thousand or more shall broadcast live all city council meetings including city council committee meetings. There is no requirement to broadcast a committee meeting where members are volunteers.\n(b) For purposes of this Paragraph, \"broadcast live\" means the publicly available distribution of audio and video of a meeting in real or near real time via the internet or television broadcast.\n(c) The failure of a public body to broadcast live as required by this Paragraph due to a technological failure beyond the control of the public body or beyond its ability to resolve timely is not a violation of the provisions of this Chapter.\n(d) The requirement in this Paragraph for a public body to broadcast its meetings does not apply to any executive session held in accordance with this Chapter.\nC. A public body shall establish standards for the use of lighting, recording, or broadcasting equipment to ensure proper decorum in a public meeting.","path":["TITLE 42. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=99525","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:01:37Z","sha256":"c1674966843612935c5fd69e38ab6b8c822ed0385823b0204a2dc996f18cb853","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-42-22","next":"us-la/rs-42-24"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}