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NOTIFICATION OF SCHOOL BOARD MEETINGS

 

 

The Lafayette Parish School Board shall give written public notice of all regular meetings, if established by resolution, at the beginning of each calendar year.  Such notice shall include the dates, times, and places of such meetings.

 

The School Board shall also give written public notice of any regular, special, rescheduled, or committee meeting, no later than twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, before the meeting.  Such notice shall include the agenda, date, time, and place of the meeting.

 

The agenda shall not be changed less than twenty-four hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, prior to the scheduled time of the meeting.  The agenda shall be reasonably clear so as to advise the public in general terms of each subject to be discussed at the public meeting and include whether or not matters will be discussed in an executive session related to pending or threatened litigation.  In such event, the notice shall include the following:

 

  1. A statement identifying the court, case number, and the parties relative to any pending litigation to be considered at the meeting.

  2. A statement identifying the parties involved and reasonably identifying the subject matter of any prospective litigation for which formal written demand has been made that is to be considered at the meeting.

 

Written public notice given by the School Board shall include, but need not be limited to:

 

  1. Posting a copy of the notice at the School Board's central office or by publication of the notice in the School Board's official journal no less than twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, before the meeting.

  2. Giving notice to any member of the public or the news media who requests notice of such meetings by providing the notice to the requestor at the same time and in the same manner as is given to members of the School Board.

  3. Submitting a notice of each meeting to the Commissioner of Administration in a manner and format that allows the Commissioner time to post the notice on its website prior to twenty-four (24) hours before the scheduled time of the meeting, as required or advised by the Commissioner of Administration.

  4. In addition to the above, by providing notice on the School Board’s website for no less than twenty-four (24) hours, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, before the meeting.

 

In cases of extraordinary emergency where the need exists to convene a meeting at the earliest possible time, such notice shall not be required; however, the School Board shall give such notice of the meeting as it deems appropriate and circumstances permit.

 

Adopted prior to 1975 Revised:  July 1, 2015
Revised:  March 6, 1991 Revised:  February 7, 2018
Revised:  January 5, 2011 Revised:  September 18, 2024

 

 

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:81, 42:19, 42:19.1, 42:23

Board minutes, 3-6-91, 1-5-11, 7-1-15, 2-7-18, 9-18-24

 

Lafayette Parish School Board