Open Meetings Act

For those of you who wanted to be an attorney, you can wade your way through the state's Open Meetings Act, the law that requires the council to make their decisions at a public meeting.

There is a bill making its way through the legislature that would increase fines for violations of the Open Meetings Act. Let's hope any fines for violations would be borne by the elected officials themselves, not the municipality - otherwise it's one more way Ruston's leaders could hurt the town.