Baker, Louisiana

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Baker is a city in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana as part of the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area. The population was 13,793 at the 2000 census.

Contents 1 Evaluating transparency of Baker's website 1.1 The good 1.2 The bad 2 External links 3 References

[edit] Evaluating transparency of Baker's website

[edit] The good

• An inspection of the website finds that it includes information on government departments and officials. It has a full listing of the council members and phone numbers. ^[3]
• Baker does have meetings minutes available, but only those from before 2007. It also offers some contact information of elected officials, but not their e-mail addresses.

[edit] The bad

• Baker does not offer any other information that would create transparency.

[edit] External links

• City of Baker

[edit] References

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