Winn Parish Coroner's Log (2010- 2016)

Dear Ms Lipton:
This email is to advise you that I represent the Winn Parish Coroner’s Office.
Your recent attempt to make a public records request by email was sent to me for response.
After due and diligent search and review of your request as written, there are no records which
satisfy your request as written for the following reasons:
1) While a corporation may file a public records request, it is the policy of the Winn Parish Coroner
to verify IN ALL REQUESTS that the person making the request is over the age of majority as required
by Louisiana law.  LSA R.S. 44:31 (B) (1).  Your request contained no way to verify the age of the requestor.
2) Even if you supplied a photo ID necessary to establish age of majority as required by law, the records of the
Winn Parish Coroner are recorded by last name, not place of death.  As inmates may die in prison, or in a hospital
or on medical release due to age or sickness, or die upon release in general,  there is no way to respond to your request as written as inmate
status could not be verified on any particular autopsy.  Thus, your request is too vague for a response.
3)  E mail requests are not specifically authorized by Louisiana Law.  In addition to the above deficiencies, a public records
request in Louisiana is made in person or by letter on letterhead establishing that the corporation and person making the
actual request is over the age of majority.
4)  Finally, your citation of three days to respond applies by law to walk in requests.  Louisiana law grants a reasonable time to respond
to letter requests.  FOSTER V KEM, 94-1128 (LA APP 1ST CIR 6/23/95)
For the above reasons, there are no records which satisfy your request as written.
WILLIAM “CHUCK" CREDO III
ATTORNEY
credo3120@aol.com (mailto:credo3120@aol.com)
1900 DIVISION STREET
METAIRIE, LA 70001
(504) 382-0423 (tel:%28504%29%20382-0423) CELL