re: Jeff Landry wants his office exempt from Public Record Law

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That part is trouble. Should not be allowed to become law.

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You need to read the crossed through as it provides, in layman's terms, what the intent of the bill is for.

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Records of the office of the governor relative to fiscal or budgetary 19 matters, including but not limited to records of communications between the legislative auditor's office and the office of the governor relative to fiscal or 2 budgetary matters, shall be public records.

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(3) Notwithstanding Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, a record of the 4 office of the governor relating to intraoffice communications of the governor and his 5 internal staff may be privileged from disclosure.

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(4) Notwithstanding Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this Subsection, any record of 7 the office of the governor pertaining to the schedule of the governor, his spouse, or 8 his child that contains security details that if made public may impair the safety of 9 the governor, his spouse, or his child may be held confidential for a period not to 10 exceed seven days following the scheduled event. However, nothing in this 11 Paragraph shall be interpreted or construed in a manner to make confidential all 12 records concerning a meeting or event that the governor attends and transportation 13 related thereto. The governor may keep a record concerning a meeting or event that 14 the governor attends and transportation thereto privileged for a period not to exceed 15 seven days after the occurrence of the meeting or event. 16 (5) For purposes of this Section, "office of the governor" means the governor, 17 his chief of staff, deputy chief of staff, and his executive counsel.

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The revision is legal terms, that at best, leaves the intent of the bill more vague and should be reworded.