§ 158-482. Subpoenas.

(a)

Subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses from any place in the state, or for the production of books, papers, accounts or documents at a hearing in a pending proceeding, may be issued by the council, as provided elsewhere in this Code, upon its own motion, or upon the written motion of a party showing that there is good cause for the issuance of same.

(b)

Motions for subpoenas to compel that production of books, papers, accounts or documents shall be verified and shall specify as nearly as may be possible the books, papers, accounts or documents desired and the material and relevant facts to be proved by them. No such subpoena shall be issued unless the president, with the advice of the city attorney, shall determine that the matter sought is relevant, material and necessary and that the production of such books, papers, accounts or documents will not result in unnecessary harassment, imposition, or undue inconvenience or expense to the party to be required to produce the same. No subpoena shall issue for material alleged to be of a trade secret or confidential nature unless it be shown after hearing of arguments on the same that no other alternative, such as a protective order, within the meaning of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, will accomplish a result consistent with the interests of all parties and the public.

(Code 1956, § 52-136)