Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2050.12 – Public hearing; location; public comment; transcript
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2050.12
- Person: means any individual, municipality, public or private corporation, partnership, firm, the United States Government, and any agent or subdivision thereof or any other juridical person, which shall include, but not be limited to, trusts, joint stock companies, associations, the state of Louisiana, political subdivisions of the state of Louisiana, commissions, and interstate bodies. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 30:2004
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
A. A public hearing may be held in conjunction with an adjudicatory hearing. It shall be conducted in an orderly and expeditious manner.
B. A hearing held under this Section shall be held in the parish in which the activity that gives rise to the hearing has occurred, is occurring, or may occur.
C. Members of the public may present their oral statements, views, recommendations, opinions, and information at a hearing under this Section. They may file written statements and other documents such as charts, data, tabulations, and recommendations with the person conducting the hearing during the public hearing or after the hearing until the record of the hearing is closed.
D. The proceedings of the hearing shall be recorded and either a copy of the recording or a verbatim transcript recording shall be filed in the record of the hearing. All written statements, and other documents such as charts, data, tabulations, and recommendations filed with the person conducting the hearing shall be entered into the record of the hearing.
E. The presiding officer shall prepare a summary or report of the hearing and file it in the record of the hearing.
Acts 1995, No. 947, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.