The Beauregard Parish Library is subject to the so-called “Sunshine Laws”
(La R.S. 42:14) regarding open meetings. See an excerpt of this law below.
Additional legislature can be seen by searching the
State Legislature page.
To see our policy on public participation during these meetings, click
here.
Louisiana Revised Statutes
§14. Meetings of public bodies to be open to the public
- Every meeting of any public body shall be open to the public unless
closed pursuant to R.S.
42:16,
17, or
18.
- Each public body shall be prohibited from utilizing any manner of proxy
voting procedure, secret balloting, or any other means to circumvent the
intent of this Chapter.
- All votes made by members of a public body shall be viva voce and shall
be recorded in the minutes, journal, or other official, written
proceedings of the body, which shall be a public document.
- Except school boards, which shall be subject to
R.S.
42:15, each public body conducting a meeting which is subject to the
notice requirements of
R.S.
42:19(A) shall allow a public comment period at any point in the
meeting prior to action on an agenda item upon which a vote is to be
taken. The governing body may adopt reasonable rules and restrictions
regarding such comment period.
2021 ‣
Beauregard Parish Library Board Of Control
Date |
Public Notice |
MS Doc Format |
PDF Format |
Audio Format |
Notes |
January 11, 2021 |
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2020 ‣
Beauregard Parish Library Board Of Control
Date |
Public Notice |
MS Doc Format |
PDF Format |
Audio Format |
Notes |
November 23, 2020 |
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November 2, 2020 |
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August 3, 2020 |
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May 4, 2020 |
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February 6, 2020 |
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2019 ‣
Beauregard Parish Library Board of Control
Date |
Public Notice |
MS Doc Format |
PDF Format |
Audio Format |
Notes |
December 2, 2019 |
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November 4, 2019 |
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August 12, 2019 |
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May 1, 2019 |
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March 19, 2019 |
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February 6, 2019 |
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2018 ‣
Beauregard Parish Library Board of Control
Minutes |
Date |
Public Notice |
MS Doc Format |
PDF Format |
Audio Format |
Notes |
December 4, 2018 |
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| Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Approval Meeting |
November 7, 2018 |
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September 12, 2018 |
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| Special Meeting |
August 29, 2018 |
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| Special Meeting |
August 1, 2018 |
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Audio split in two parts due to Executive Session |
June 14, 2018 |
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Special Meeting |
May 2, 2018 |
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March 29, 2018 |
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Special Meeting |
February 14, 2018 |
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2017 ‣
Beauregard Parish Library Board of Control
Minutes |
Date |
MS Doc Format |
PDF Format |
Audio Format |
Notes |
December 6, 2017 |
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Special Meeting / Public Budget Hearing |
November 1, 2017 |
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Audio split in two parts due to Executive Session |
September 20, 2017 |
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Special meeting |
August 2, 2017 |
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July 26, 2017 |
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N/A |
Pay Scale Committee meeting |
May 3, 2017 |
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February 1, 2017 |
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2016 ‣
Beauregard Parish Library Board of Control
Minutes |
Date |
MS Doc Format |
PDF Format |
Audio Format |
Notes |
December 19, 2016 |
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Public Budget Hearing |
November 30, 2016 |
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Finance Committee Meeting |
November 2, 2016 |
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August 3, 2016 |
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May 4, 2016 |
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February 3, 2016 |
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2015 ‣
Beauregard Parish Library Board of Control
Minutes |
Date |
MS Doc Format |
PDF Format |
Audio Format |
Notes |
December 2, 2015 |
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Public Hearing to Approve FY2016 Budget |
November 4, 2015 |
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N/A |
Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Proposal |
November 4, 2015 |
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September 16, 2015 |
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Rescheduled from August 5, 2015 |
May 6, 2015 |
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February 4, 2015 |
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N/A |
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