The battle has been fought but LouisianaVoice’s war with the Division of Administration (DOA) and the administration of Bobby Jindal is far from over.
We continue to need your financial help in keeping the pressure on for the public’s right to know what its government is doing and the best way to achieve that is through access to public records that DOA and Jindal want to keep from your prying eyes.
We have not met with our attorneys to determine a course of action following Monday’s ruling by State District Court Judge Mike Caldwell. It is, however, a near certainty that Commissioner of Administration Kristy Nichols will appeal.
She was, after all, held personally liable for fines and costs which will easily reach $1,500 to $2,000—and her legal counsel is free of charge, courtesy of you, the taxpayer. Accordingly, she has nothing to lose by appealing.
No matter which party appeals, it will cost us dearly and that’s why we need your help.
Besides, with DOA winning three of the four judgments handed down on Monday, DOA will most probably ramp up its efforts to delay and deny compliance with the public records requests submitted by us—and there will be more submitted.
Please contribute whatever you feel you can afford to protect your right to know what your state government is doing. You may contributed by clicking on the 
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Tom – it should be criminal that We the People have to go to court and spend our personal funds to obtain information that is clearly public, and to get justice in matters such as the Group Benefits fiasco. The modest fine levied against Kristi Kreme is a step in the right direction, but it seems that after all the egregious, illegal acts that jindal’s minions have committed at his behest, they are most deserving of jail time. You keep up the heat against the bad guys, and we’ll keep the checks coming.
You got that right earthmother.
It is criminal. I am hopeful though that someone with power beyond the state of Louisiana is paying attention to all of this. The fact that a significant number of folks are willing to donate personal funds for this effort speaks volumes.
My donation makes me feel that I am in some way in the heat of the battle and that feels good. Thank you Tom for taking on this risk and burden for all of us. You are greatly appreciated and admired.