The much sought-after LSU System presidential search documents will finally be released after months of court proceedings — but not to everyone.
A decision was reached by involved attorneys to release the documents solely to a state district judge, according to reports from The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com and the Associated Press. The public and newspapers involved in the original April lawsuit.
The documents will remain confidential until LSU finishes its attempt to appeal the original ruling by District Judge Janice Clark that said the System must give up the records of face legal and monetary penalties.
System attorney Jimmy Faircloth and Loretta Mince, attorney for NOLA.com | The Time-Picayune and The Advocate, agreed that Faircloth would deliver the documents under the condition Clark not release them to the public.
Faircloth said he would retrieve the documents digitally from R. William Funk and Associates, the private firm that assisted in the presidential search, and deliver hard copies to the court. 
When the documents are in the court’s possession, Clark said she will set a date for a final trial where attorney fees and penalties may be billed to the University. The University will then be able to appeal the ruling to the First District Court of Appeals.