Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

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Natchitoches 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 Natchitoches. As of 2000, the population was 39,080. This is the heart of the Cane River Louisiana Creole community.

Contents

Natchitoches Parish website transparency

The Good

  • A complete listing of Police Jurors and Administrative officials and their contact information.[1]
  • Council meeting minutes and agendas are available dating back to 2005.[2] Uniquely, Natchitoches provides a feature on their site that will send an email notification when new minutes of council meetings are posted.

The Bad

  • The website does not offer any budgetary information.
  • No information is available on building/zoning, parish audits and contracts, and local taxes.
  • No information is provided about how parish residents can request access to public documents of the parish under Louisiana's sunshine laws.

References

  1. Contact Information
  2. minutes and agendas

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