Lester Bell v. Bridget Hanna, Custodian of Records

Opinion

STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2026 CW 0912 VERSUS

LESTER BELL AUGUST 5, 2026 In Re: Lester Bell, applying for supervisory writs, 23rd

Judicial District Court, Parish of Ascension, No. 25910, 27624.

BEFORE : THERIOT, GREENE, AND EDWARDS, JJ.

WRIT DENIED. The April 23, 2026 judgment denying relator’s request for public records pursuant to La. R.S. 44:1, et seq., is a final appealable judgment. See La. Code Civ. P. arts. 1841 and 2083(A); see also Johnson v. Stewart, 55,631 (La. App. 2nd Cir. 7/17/24), 399 So.3d 57. An appeal of a final judgment is taken by filing a motion for appeal in the district court, along with an order for the judge’s signature showing the return date of the appeal, within the delays set out in La. Code Civ. P. art. 2087. Filing cocuments directly with this court does not suspend the running of the appeal delays. Strickland v. Layrisson, 96-1280 (La. App. Ist Cir. 6/20/97), 696 So.2d 621, 624, writ denied, 97-1940 (La. 11/14/97), 703 So.2d 228.

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