Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana

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Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana 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 Pointe à la Hache. As of 2000, the parish's population was 26,757.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Louisiana parish websites

[edit] The good

  • An inspection of the website finds that it includes a complete list of council members and administrative officials, along with their email addresses.[1]
  • The 2008 Budget is online.[2]
  • Recent council meetings can be viewed online.[3]
  • Recent council meeting minutes are available,[4]along with recent council agendas.[5]

[edit] 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.

[edit] References

  1. Plaquemines Parish Government
  2. Parish Budget
  3. View Council Meetings
  4. Meeting Minutes
  5. Meeting Agendas

[edit] External links


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