All records reflecting the parameters of the Deployment, including any instructions or other communications to LouisianaNational Guardmembers about the nature of the Deployment, whether participation ismandatory or voluntary, and the source of funding for the Deployment. [...] The subject of this request concerns the operations of the federal government, and the disclosures likely will contribute to a better understanding of relevant government procedures by CREWand the general public in a signiicant way. [...] By way of background, on February 19, 2024, Governor Je Landry announced he would deploymembers of the LouisianaNational Guard to Texas to assist with border security eorts.1According to a press release from the The Governor’s Ofice of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, the deployment will include “50 personnel in platoon sized elements, including leadership and certain equipment” to he. [...] CREW is committed to protecting the public’s right to be aware of the activities of government oficials, to ensuring the integrity of those oficials, and to highlighting andworking to reduce the influence ofmoney on politics. [...] 1989) (holding non-proit a “representative of the newsmedia” and broadly interpreting the term to include “any person or organizationwhich regularly publishes or disseminates information to the public”).
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