Evaluation of Louisiana city websites

From Sunshine Review

What information can people find on their city's website in Louisiana?

This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on Louisiana city websites.

See also: City websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Louisiana's city websites to what can be found on city websites in other states.

[edit] Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each city for more detailed information about what information is available on the city website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

[edit] Conclusions chart

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
	10	31	53	46	15	6	5	0	5	19
	0	23	34	18	16	0	0	0	2	1
	84	40	7	30	63	88	89	94	87	74

[edit] Comparison chart

Of the 307 Louisiana cites rated to date on Sunshine Review, only 94 actually have websites. Those 94 are compared below. To see the other 213 rated cities in Louisiana go here: Louisiana cities without websites.

[edit] A - C (23 cities)

City	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Abbeville
Abita Springs
Addis
Alexandria
Arcadia
Baker
Baldwin
Baton Rouge
Bernice
Berwick
Blanchard
Bogalusa
Bossier City
Breaux Bridge
Broussard
Brusly
Chatham
Choudrant
Church Point
Clinton
Cotton Valley
Covington
Crowley
Total with information	2	10	16	14	3	1	2	0	1	5
Total with partial information	0	3	5	3	4	0	0	0	0	0
Total without information	21	10	2	6	16	22	21	23	22	18

[edit] D - I (21 cities)

City	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Denham Springs
Donaldsonville
Dubach
Eunice
Farmerville
Ferriday
Folsom
Franklin
Franklinton
Gibsland
Golden Meadow
Gonzales
Grand Isle
Greenwood
Gretna
Gueydan
Hammond
Haynesville
Homer
Houma
Iowa
Total with information	3	4	11	8	2	2	0	0	1	2
Total with partial information	0	7	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Total without information	18	10	3	8	17	19	21	21	20	19

[edit] J - P (25 cities)

City	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Jennings
Jonesboro
Kenner
Lafayette
Lake Charles
Leesville
Lockport
Loreauville
Mandeville
Mansfield
Minden
Monroe
Morgan City
Natchitoches
New Iberia
New Orleans
New Roads
Olla
Opelousas
Palmetto
Pineville
Plaquemine
Ponchatoula
Port Allen
Port Barre
Total with information	3	11	19	13	7	2	2	0	2	6
Total with partial information	0	7	6	5	6	0	0	0	1	1
Total without information	22	7	0	7	12	23	23	25	22	18

[edit] R - Z (25 cities)

City	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Rayne
Ruston
Sarepta
Scott
Shreveport
Slidell
Springhill
St. Francisville
St. Gabriel
St. Martinville
Sterlington
Sunset
Thibodaux
Vidalia
Ville Platte
Vinton
Vivian
Welsh
Westlake
Westwego
Winnfield
Winnsboro
Woodworth
Youngsville
Zwolle
Total with information	2	6	7	11	3	1	1	0	1	6
Total with partial information	0	6	16	5	4	0	0	0	1	0
Total without information	23	13	2	9	18	24	24	25	23	19

[edit] Correcting errors

If you discover an error in this chart or on one of the articles about a Louisiana city, you can correct it immediately or report the error.

[edit] Taking action

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