Louisiana AG says Kenner City Council members violated state law with airport board letter

The Louisiana attorney general found Wednesday that four Kenner City Council members had violated state open meetings law after they sent a letter making nominations to the the New Orleans airport board.

Attorney General Liz Murrill determined that the members had unlawfully nominated three people to the New Orleans Aviation Board after Kenner Mayor Michael Glaser had already vetoed a resolution with those names in August. She also said the nominating letter deprived the public of the opportunity to comment and amounted to a “means to circumvent the intent” of open meetings law.

Murrill’s finding, in a document sent to Kenner officials on Wednesday, concluded that the violation “renders the letter voidable” in court should a citizen file a lawsuit…

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