Louisiana gets an F for integrity

in the government. Shocking, I know.

Didn't realize that La had legislation allowing public offices to withhold tons of docs. Makes the whole "checks and balances" thing seem pointless...

F for Gov't Integrity

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In 2009, Jindal had sold the provision – making available all records except those used for the governor’s internal decision-making process – as a way to grant broader public access. What happened, however, is that agencies throughout state government used the exception to withhold documents.

“It turns out we were boondoggled on that,” said state Sen. Dan Claitor, R-Baton Rouge.

It’s the everyday interpretation of what otherwise are well-regarded ethics laws that led to Louisiana’s dismal showing in the 2015 State Integrity Investigation, an national assessment of state government transparency and accountability by the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity.

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