Jindal, who is chairman of the Republican Governors Association, wrote to the president Thursday after a request from the Louisiana governor and 10 others went unanswered.
Republican governors, including Jindal, want flexibility on expanded eligibility criteria for Medicaid recipients, according to The Hill.
Top Jindal administration officers used personal email accounts to come up with a media strategy around cuts to Medicaid.
LSU Mass Communications Professor Craig Freeman says the new revelations point to a need for Louisiana to update its public records laws.
"We haven’t really, effectively updated public records laws in probably 30 years. But we’re essentially using a 1960’s remedy for a new millennium problem," Freeman said.
Governor Bobby Jindal and AgraTech International Chairman Richard DeMarco announced Wednesday the company will renovate a former Opelousas bottling facility to produce chitosan.