La. Stat. tit. 42 § 28 : REVISED STATUTES — PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES —A - OPEN MEETINGS LAW — Civil penalties TEXT PDF Any member of a public body who knowingly and wilfully participates in a meeting conducted in violation of this Chapter shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed five hundred dollars per violation. The member shall be personally liable for the payment of such penalty. A suit to collect such penalty must be instituted within sixty days of the violation. La. R.S. § 42:28 Amended by Acts 2019, No. 340,s. 1, eff. 8/1/2019. Acts 1989, No. 54, §1; Acts 2010, No. 861, §23.