Garlinton - Louisiana State Sovereignty Committee emails
| Submitted | June 9, 2018 |
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From: Robert Delaware
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:
Any emails sent or received by Louisiana Agricultural Commissioner email address of commissioner@ldaf.state.la.us where the terms “Walt Garlington” or “Louisiana State Sovereignty Committee” appear in either the body or text of the email. The custodian of such records is, according to an email I just received, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry.
According to some blog posts on the internet, a person named Walt Garlington was encouraging citizens to contact Commissioner Mike Strain in 2010 and 2011 about the proper relationship between the citizens of Louisiana and the Federal government.
A Louisiana blogger (and self described “Chemical Engineer”) named Walt Garlington is now featured prominently on a website called usareally.com, which has been identified by the McClatchy news organization as being affiliated with a St. Petersburg based cyber disinformation organization run by Russian government. The posts being written by the blogger Walt Garlington have strong similarities in language and tone to earlier appeals in regards to contacting Commissioner Strain.
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,
Robert Delaware
From: Louisiana Department Of Agriculture And Forestry
Mr. Delaware:
Our office received your public records requested dated June 10, 2018. Can
you please clarify the time period for which you are requesting the emails?
It appears to be January 1, 2010-December 31, 2011. Please verify this is
correct so that we can process the request. Thank you, Emily Andrews
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Emily Andrews
Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 2000
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Phone: 225-922-1234
Fax: 225-922-1253
eandrews@ldaf.state.la.us
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From: Robert Delaware
Dear Emily Andrews-
A time period of January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011 would be wonderful.
Thank you for the quick reply.
From: Louisiana Department Of Agriculture And Forestry
Dear Mr. Delaware:
We found one document responsive to your request which I have attached to
this email in a pdf format. Sincerely, Emily Andrews
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Emily Andrews
Louisiana Dept. of Agriculture and Forestry
5825 Florida Blvd., Suite 2000
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
Phone: 225-922-1234
Fax: 225-922-1253
eandrews@ldaf.state.la.us
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This electronic message transmission contains information from the
Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry that may be confidential
or privileged. The information is intended to be for the exclusive use of
the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended
recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of
the contents of this information is prohibited. If you have received this
electronic transmission in error, please delete the message and notify the
sender by electronic mail immediately. Thank you.
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