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R.S. 45:1454

Defamation; burden of proof ACTIVE

If the privilege granted herein is claimed and if, in a suit for damages for defamation, a legal defense of good faith has been asserted by a reporter or by a news media with respect to an issue upon which the reporter alleges to have obtained information from a confidential source, the burden of proof shall be on the reporter or news media to sustain this defense.

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  • enactment Acts 1964, No. 211, §4

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La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 45:1454 (2026).
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@misc{larevstat-45-1454,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 45:1454},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-45/section-1454},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}