Caddo Parish, Louisiana
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Caddo Parish is one of sixty-four parishes in Louisiana. A parish, in Louisiana, is the equivalent of a county in other states.
Caddo Parish operates under a Home Rule Charter adopted by the voters that became effective in 1984. That means that it operates under a "Commission-Administration" form of government. The Caddo Parish Commission is composed of twelve elected Commissioners and constitutes the Legislative branch of the parish government. The commissioners are elected to four-year terms from single member districts.
Its estimated budget for 2008 is about $66 million.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Louisiana parish websites
Last rated on Jan. 10, 2012
[edit] The good
- It includes information about who is on the Parish Commission (the governing agency of the parish), and how to contact them.[1]
- The website has budgets from 2008-2011.[2]
- The website has minutes and agendas for Parish commissioners' meetings going back to 2006.[3]
- The website has a feature that allows people to watch a live broadcast of Parish commissioners' meetings online. [4]
- The website offers information on the heads of each department as well as how to contact them. [5]
- The website offers annual reports about what is going on in the Parish [2]
- Permits are posted on the website. Ordinances are also available.[6][7]
- Contract bids and purchasing information are posted to the website.[8]
- Information is available about current and past budgets, audits and local tax information.[9][10]
- The website states that the Parish Attorney is responsible for public records requests, but information on the procedure for accessing the records under the Louisiana's sunshine laws is not provided.[11]
[edit] The bad
- Does not disclose lobbying activity or membership to a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.
[edit] External links
- Caddo Parish website
- 1st judicial district
- Caddo Parish Annual Reports
- Caddo Parish Clerk of Court
- Caddo Parish Assessor
- Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office
- Caddo Parish Schools
- Caddo Parish on Louisiana Page Locale
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