The Louisiana State Documents Depository Program (LSDDP), established by the Louisiana Legislature in 1948, assures that the state’s citizens have free, convenient access to Louisiana’s public documents. The Recorder of Documents office administers the program, receiving copies of all public documents from state agencies and institutions, then creating the official list of these publications. The documents are distributed to the 41 academic, public and special depository libraries where everyone can use these materials.
Public agencies and institutions in Louisiana are required to submit a specified number of copies of each public document to the Recorder of Documents office. Each agency is also required to appoint a liaison to coordinate its submissions to the program on a regular basis. The program is an effective method for agencies to ensure that their publications are out in the state where the public can find and read them. It also provides a permanent collection of an agency’s public documents.
Format Guidelines Paper-Electronic Documents 2009
Click here for a description the types of publications defined as “public documents” and what publications are excluded in the depository program.
LSDDP legislation Louisiana Revised Statutes and Louisiana Administrative Code (this unofficial copy is for information purposes only)
Louisiana State Documents Plan
The Handbook for Agency Liaison Officers contains information to guide state agencies and institutions in their participation in the depository program.
Bibliographies of Louisiana documents:
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There is no one database or place that identifies all of Louisiana’s public documents. The State Library
online catalog lists many of them and is a good place to begin a search.
For additional information, contact:
Ms. Ferol Foos
Recorder of Documents
State Library of Louisiana
P.O. Box 131
Baton Rouge LA 70821
Phone: (225) 342-4929
Fax: (225) 219-4725
ffoos@state.lib.la.us or docs@state.lib.la.us
