If the District is not required by statute or ordinance to have regularly scheduled meetings, then it may, but is not required to publish its anticipated meeting schedule for the year.

A.2. The minutes are a public record and must be made available to the public within a reasonable time after the meeting. The AG has opined that public bodies should not wait for the minutes to be approved at the following meeting before publishing or providing copies of the minutes. Any edits to the minutes will be reflected in the minutes of the following meeting. See AG Op. No. 09-0300

R.S. 43:171, which is applicable to political subdivisions other than school boards and municipal and parish governing authorities, does not provide a specific deadline for political subdivisions to publish their minutes in their official journal. However, such publication must occur within a reasonable time following the meeting.

R.S. 43:143 and R.S. 43:144, require that school boards and municipal and governing authorities shall submit their minutes to their official journal within 20 days of the meeting. If the district submits its minutes to its official journal within the same 20-day period, it would likely be deemed submitted within a reasonable time period.

If the District has a website, it shall also publish its minutes on the website within 10 days of publication in their official journal, and must maintain the minutes on the website for at least three months.