Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

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Lafourche 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 Thibodaux. In 2000, its population was 89,974.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Louisiana parish websites

[edit] The good

  • A complete list of Parish Council Members and their email addresses.[1]
  • Council Meeting minutes are available, dating from 2004 to the present.[2]
  • Budgets are available dating back to 2005.[3]
  • Administrative officials in the President's office are listed with contact information.[4]
  • Audits are available online dating back to 2003.[5]

[edit] The bad

  • No information is listed for building permits and zoning.
  • Parish contracts are not available online.
  • No information is provided about how parish residents can request access to public documents of the parish under Louisiana's sunshine laws.

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

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[edit] References

  1. Contact information of Parish Council Members
  2. Minutes of past council meetings
  3. Budget Information
  4. Administrative - Executive Branch
  5. Lafourche Parish, Audits