Acadia Parish, Louisiana

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Acadia Parish is one of sixty-four parishes located in Louisiana. The parish seat is Crowley. In 2000, the population was 58,861. The parish was founded from parts of St. Landry Parish in 1887 after an election to determine the parish seat, ending when Crowley beat Rayne and Prairie Hayes.


[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Louisiana parish websites

[edit] The good

  • A full listing of Police Jurors and contact information.[1]
  • Administrative officials are listed and have contact information.[2]
  • Meeting dates are listed[3], along with meeting minutes[4] and agendas[5]
  • Information is posted regarding permits, but there are no downloadable applications.[6]

[edit] The bad

  • Budget information is not listed.
  • No information is provided about how parish residents can request access to public documents of the parish under Louisiana's sunshine laws.
  • Parish audits, contracts, and tax information is not online.

[edit] Cities and towns

[edit] Education

Acadia Parish is served by Arcadia Parish Schools [1].

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