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La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35 (2026)

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Cited in 207 cases (30 in the last 5 years), 1976–2026 · leading case: Ferguson v. Stephens, 623 So. 2d 711 (La. Ct. App. 1993).

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Ferguson v. Stephens, 623 So. 2d 711 (La. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 20× “Ordinarily, in cases such as the instant one, if a person seeking access to public records prevails in a suit brought under R.S. 44:35, that party "shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and other costs of litigation" pursuant to R.”

Maldonado v. Cannizzaro, 257 So. 3d 733 (La. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 8× “R.S. 44:35 provides, in pertinent part: A.”

Innocence Proj. New Orleans v. New Orleans Police Dep't, 129 So. 3d 668 (La. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 10× “R.S. 44:35 A; see also La. C.C.P. art. 3863 (“writ of mandamus may be directed to a public official to compel the performance of a ministerial duty required by law”).”

Aswell v. Div. of Admin., 196 So. 3d 90 (La. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “R.S. 44:35 mandates an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs of litigation.”

Title Rsch. Corp. v. Rausch, 450 So. 2d 933 (La. 1984). · cites it 5× “251; R.S. 44:35(A), ordering the clerk to provide it with free access to the unbound original records, as requested, and that it be provided with reasonable comfort and facility to do its business.”

Lewis v. Morrell, 215 So. 3d 737 (La. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 5× “This statute expressly provides for the use of a writ of mandamus to compel compliance with the public Records Law; it states: Any person who has been denied the right to inspect, copy, reproduce, or obtain a copy or reproduction of a record under the provisions of this Chapter,…”

Carolina Biological Supply Co. v. East Baton Rouge Par. Sch. Bd., 202 So. 3d 1121 (La. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 7× “R.S. 44:35) in the total amount of $1,700.”

In Re Matter Under Investigation, 15 So. 3d 972 (La. 2009). · cites it 5× “from the date of his request without receiving a final determination in writing by the custodian, may institute proceedings for the issuance of a writ of mandamus, injunctive or declaratory relief, together with attorney's fees, costs and damages as provided for by this Section,…”

Landis v. Moreau, 779 So. 2d 691 (La. 2001). · cites it 3× “R.S. 44:35 provides, in pertinent part: A.”

Johnson v. City of Pineville, 9 So. 3d 313 (La. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 10× “R.S. 44:35. Therefore, it would appear that Johnson is entitled to be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs of litigation as provided for in La.”

Chandler v. Ouachita Par. Sherrif's Off., 121 So. 3d 1216 (La. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 10× “44:32 it may award the requester civil penalties not to exceed one hundred dollars per day, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays for each such day of such failure to give notification.”

William Henry Shane v. the Par. of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, & the Jefferson Par. Econ. Dev. Comm'n, 209 So. 3d 726 (La. 2015). · cites it 5× “JEDCO also asserted that the media‟s sole remedy, upon denial of its request, was, pursuant to LSA-R.S. 44:35, to institute suit against its custodian for the issuance of a writ of mandamus or for injunctive or declaratory relief.”

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— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(A) — 64 cases

Muhammad v. Off. of the Dist. Attorney ex rel. Par. of St. James, 191 So. 3d 1149 (La. Ct. App. 2016).

Williams Law Firm v. Bd. of Sup. of La. State Univ., 878 So. 2d 557 (La. Ct. App. 2004).

Heath v. City of Alexandria, 11 So. 3d 569 (La. Ct. App. 2009).

Title Rsch. Corp. v. Rausch, 450 So. 2d 933 (La. 1984). “251; R.S. 44:35(A), ordering the clerk to provide it with free access to the unbound original records, as requested, and that it be provided with reasonable comfort and facility to do its business.”

State Ex Rel. McKnight v. State, 742 So. 2d 894 (La. Ct. App. 1998).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(A)(B)(C)(D) — 1 case

Muhammad v. Babin, 241 So. 3d 1231 (La. Ct. App. 2018).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(B) — 21 cases

Landis v. Moreau, 779 So. 2d 691 (La. 2001). “R.S. 44:35 provides, in pertinent part: A.”

Muhammad v. Off. of the Dist. Attorney ex rel. Par. of St. James, 191 So. 3d 1149 (La. Ct. App. 2016).

Maldonado v. Cannizzaro, 257 So. 3d 733 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 44:35 provides, in pertinent part: A.”

All. for Affordable Energy v. Frick, 695 So. 2d 1126 (La. Ct. App. 1997).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(C) — 20 cases

Elliott v. Dist. Attorney of Baton Rouge, 664 So. 2d 122 (La. Ct. App. 1995).

State Ex Rel. McKnight v. State, 742 So. 2d 894 (La. Ct. App. 1998).

Skamangas v. Stockton, 867 So. 2d 1009 (La. Ct. App. 2004).

Washington v. Cannizzaro, 259 So. 3d 421 (La. Ct. App. 2018).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(D) — 47 cases

Ferguson v. Stephens, 623 So. 2d 711 (La. Ct. App. 1993). “Ordinarily, in cases such as the instant one, if a person seeking access to public records prevails in a suit brought under R.S. 44:35, that party "shall be awarded reasonable attorney's fees and other costs of litigation" pursuant to R.”

Maldonado v. Cannizzaro, 257 So. 3d 733 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 44:35 provides, in pertinent part: A.”

Aswell v. Div. of Admin., 196 So. 3d 90 (La. Ct. App. 2016). “R.S. 44:35 mandates an award of reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs of litigation.”

Johnson v. City of Pineville, 9 So. 3d 313 (La. Ct. App. 2009). “R.S. 44:35. Therefore, it would appear that Johnson is entitled to be awarded reasonable attorney’s fees and other costs of litigation as provided for in La.”

Muhammad v. Babin, 241 So. 3d 1231 (La. Ct. App. 2018).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(D)(1) — 12 cases

Beasley v. Cannizzaro, 259 So. 3d 633 (La. Ct. App. 2018).

Mercato Elisio, L.L.C. v. City of New Orleans, 259 So. 3d 1235 (2018).

New Orleans Bulldog Soc'y v. La. Soc'y for the Prevention Animals, 265 So. 3d 46 (La. Ct. App. 2019).

Gomez v. New Orleans City (E.D. La. 2024).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(D)(2) — 2 cases

New Orleans Bulldog Soc'y v. La. Soc'y for the Prevention Animals, 265 So. 3d 46 (La. Ct. App. 2019).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(D)(l) — 1 case

John Conrad Dauthier v. City of Baton Rouge, Par. of East Baton Rouge, Baton Police Dep't (La. Ct. App. 2022).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(E) — 17 cases

Plaquemines Par. Council v. Petrovich, 629 So. 2d 1322 (La. Ct. App. 1993).

Treadway v. Jones, 583 So. 2d 119 (La. Ct. App. 1991).

Brown v. Serpas, 146 So. 3d 748 (La. Ct. App. 2014).

City of Pineville v. Aymond, 982 So. 2d 292 (La. Ct. App. 2008).

Mercato Elisio, L.L.C. v. City of New Orleans, New Orleans Historic Dist. Landmarks Comm'n & John Deveney (La. Ct. App. 2022).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(E)(1) — 23 cases

Chandler v. Ouachita Par. Sherrif's Off., 121 So. 3d 1216 (La. Ct. App. 2013). “44:32 it may award the requester civil penalties not to exceed one hundred dollars per day, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal public holidays for each such day of such failure to give notification.”

Maldonado v. Cannizzaro, 257 So. 3d 733 (La. Ct. App. 2018). “R.S. 44:35 provides, in pertinent part: A.”

Elliott v. Dist. Attorney of Baton Rouge, 664 So. 2d 122 (La. Ct. App. 1995).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(E)(2) — 6 cases

Indep. Weekly, LLC v. Pope, 201 So. 3d 951 (La. Ct. App. 2016).

Treadway v. Jones, 583 So. 2d 119 (La. Ct. App. 1991).

Coy Fortenberry v. Jeremy Evans, In His Capacity as DeSoto Par. Clerk of Court (La. Ct. App. 2024).

Roper v. City of Baton Rouge, 244 So. 3d 450 (2018).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(F) — 6 cases

Red Stick Studio Dev., L.L.C. v. State Ex Rel. Dep't of Econ. Dev., 37 So. 3d 1029 (La. Ct. App. 2010).

New Orleans Bulldog Soc'y v. La. Soc'y for the Prevention Animals, 265 So. 3d 46 (La. Ct. App. 2019).

Stevens v. St. Tammany Par. Gov't, 264 So. 3d 456 (La. Ct. App. 2018).

— La. Rev. Stat. § 44:35(Á) — 1 case

Clayton v. Cannizzaro, 197 So. 3d 238 (La. Ct. App. 2016).

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