{"data":{"id":"us-la/rs-45-1454","jurisdiction":"us-la","citation":"RS 45:1454","heading":"Defamation; burden of proof","body":"If the privilege granted herein is claimed and if, in a suit for damages for defamation, a legal defense of good faith has been asserted by a reporter or by a news media with respect to an issue upon which the reporter alleges to have obtained information from a confidential source, the burden of proof shall be on the reporter or news media to sustain this defense.","path":["TITLE 45. PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=99899","current_through":"2025 First Extraordinary Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:02:02Z","sha256":"618ec5f200ff82db5319ee54518ef20400483f3d92049af7b4a4ddbbc2b15dcc","source_id":"us-la","stale":false,"prev":"us-la/rs-45-1453","next":"us-la/rs-45-1455"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}