Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9006 – A. All records of the corporation shall be deemed public records and subject to public inspection as provided by the provisions of R.S. 44:1 et seq. unless:
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9006
- Applicant: means a person, business, or legal entity who has submitted an application to the corporation seeking a permit or the renewal of a permit. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- Corporation: means the Louisiana Lottery Corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lottery: means any game of chance approved by the corporation and operated pursuant to this Chapter and shall not include sports wagering authorized pursuant to this Subtitle. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- Retailer: means any person with whom the corporation has contracted to sell lottery tickets to the public. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- Security: means the protection of information that would provide an unfair advantage to any individual involved in the operation of the lottery, protection and preservation of the integrity of lottery games and operations, as well as measures taken to prevent crimes against the corporation and its retailers. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- Sports wagering: means the acceptance of a wager on a sports event or on a portion of a sports event or on the individual performance or statistics of an athlete or participant in a sports event or a combination of sports events, by any system or method of wagering. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- Vendor: means any person who has entered into a major procurement contract with the corporation. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:9002
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
A. All records of the corporation shall be deemed public records and subject to public inspection as provided by the provisions of La. Rev. Stat. 44:1 et seq. unless:
(1) The record relates to or was provided by a confidential source or informant and relates to lottery security, applicant, vendor, or retailer qualifications or conduct;
(2) The record involves a trade secret of the corporation or of a vendor; or
(3) The disclosure of the record would endanger the security of the lottery or its retailers.
B.(1) Records pertaining to the security of lottery operations, whether current or proposed, the security director, and the security division of the corporation shall be deemed to be records containing security procedures, investigative techniques, or internal security information for purposes of La. Rev. Stat. 44:3(A)(3).
(2) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, sports wagering account records on individual players shall not be open to public inspection and shall be deemed records collected or obtained for threat or vulnerability assessments in the prevention of terrorist-related activity or internal security purposes for purposes of La. Rev. Stat. 44:3(A)(3).
C. The exclusive venue for any action or matter regarding the records of the lottery corporation is the parish where the lottery corporation is domiciled, and the district court for that parish has exclusive jurisdiction thereof.
Acts 1990, No. 1045, §1, eff. Nov. 7, 1990; Acts 2021, No. 80, §4, eff. July 1, 2021.