Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

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Calcasieu Parish is one of sixty-four parishes in Louisiana. A parish, in Louisiana, is the equivalent of a county in other states. The parish seat is Lake Charles. As of 2000, the population was 183,577. The Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area consists of Calcasieu and Cameron parishes.

Contents 1 Transparency of Calcasieu website 1.1 The Good 1.2 The Bad 2 References 3 External links

Transparency of Calcasieu website

The Good

• It includes information about who is on the board of trustees (the governing agency) of the parish.^[1]

• The website includes a 2008 budget, but no budgets for earlier years.^[2]

• Contains information on zoning and permits.^[3]

The Bad

• 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.

• Permits are not downloadable. Nor can one check the status of an application online.

See also:
To compare Calcasieu with other Louisiana parishes, see Websites of the Louisiana parishes.

References

1. ↑ Jury Police Members
2. ↑ Calcasieu Parish budget for 2008
3. ↑ Calcasieu Parish, Permits

External links

• Calcasieu Parish's official website