From Sunshine Review
Baton Rouge is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is located in East Baton Rouge Parish which contains 430,812 residents. The Greater Baton Rouge population is approximately 790,000.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Louisiana city websites
[edit] The good
- Contains a full listing of council members and their emails, along with meeting agendas and minutes. [1]
- Administrative officials listed with contact information.[2]
- Budget is published.[3]
- Meeting schedule, minutes, agendas posted.[4]
- Zoning information available in Unified Development Code.[5] Building permits available.[6]
- Audits are available.[7]
- Local tax information is available.[8]
[edit] The bad
- Contract bid information posted, current contracts are not posted.[9]
- Does not disclose if it belongs to any taxpayer-funded lobbying associations.
- Does not include information on how to make a public records request.
[edit] The Police Department
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Police Department
[edit] External links
[edit] References
