Louisiana § RS 42:1136 - Broadcast and recordation of meetings
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 42:1136 — Broadcast and recordation of meetings, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 42:1136. Broadcast and recordation of meetings
A. The Board of Ethics shall broadcast live all of its proceedings in public meetings, including meetings held when functioning as the Supervisory Committee on Campaign Finance Disclosure. Each meeting shall be recorded and made available to the public in an online archive located on the Board of Ethics website for at least two years.
B.(1) The failure to broadcast live as required by this Section due to a technological failure beyond the control of the Board of Ethics or beyond its ability to resolve timely is not a violation of this Section or the provisions of the Open Meetings Law.
(2) The requirement in this Section to broadcast meetings does not apply to any executive session held in accordance with the Open Meetings Law or any investigation or private hearing held in accordance with this Chapter.
(3) The Board of Ethics shall establish standards for the use of lighting, recording, or broadcasting equipment to ensure proper decorum in a public meeting.
C. For purposes of this Section, "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.
Acts 2025, No. 162, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE: See Acts 2025, No. 162, §2, regarding use of state facilities.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 42:1136 ("Broadcast and recordation of meetings") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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