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From: The Trace

06/04/2021

Subject: Louisiana Public Records Law Request: Covid Booking Procedures (Acadia Parish Sheriffs Office)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

Any correspondence, memos or other written guidance related to changes in booking procedures during Covid. Please include any information related to fingerprinting and DNA swabbing, as well as other booking protocols.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

The Trace

From: Muckrock Staff

06/09/2021

Subject: RE: Louisiana Public Records Law Request: Covid Booking Procedures (Acadia Parish Sheriffs Office)

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To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 4, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: Acadia Parish Sheriffs Office

06/09/2021

Subject: Covid

As per your request by email, on covid we do not have any correspondence, memos or written guidance related to changes in booking procedures during covid.

Thank you,

Lt. Bart Habetz

Compliance Lieutenant

Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office

1037 Capitol Avenue

Crowley, LA 70526

Phone 337-788-8788

Fax 337-788-8776

www.apso.org<http://www.apso.org/>

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From: The Trace

06/23/2021

Subject: RE: Louisiana Public Records Law Request: Covid Booking Procedures (Acadia Parish Sheriffs Office)

Dear Lt. Habetz,

Thanks very much for your response.

What I'm trying to understand is whether any people who were arrested during Covid who would normally have been fingerprinted or asked to provide DNA samples were NOT fingerprinted for safety reasons. I am hearing in other jurisdictions that this happened for some lower level felonies, when the person was arrested and told to appear in court, but not booked in the jail. Was that the case in your office? (This inquiry is not specific to your office at all. We are surveying law enforcement agencies across the country.)

Also is your department the only one in your county that would have been booking arrestees at that time?

I'm happy to speak by phone if that's easier.
Thanks so much,
Ann Givens
917-434-0736