Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

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Pointe 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 New Roads. As of 2000, the population was 22,763.

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Louisiana parish websites

[edit] The good

  • An inspection of the website finds that it includes information about who is on the Police Jury (the governing agency) of the parish.[1]
  • Parish tax information and forms is available online.[2]

[edit] The bad

  • Meeting time and place is listed, but there are no minutes or agendas available.[3]
  • No budget information is listed.
  • Administrative officials are not listed.
  • No information is provided about how parish residents can request access to public documents of the parish under Louisiana's sunshine laws.
  • There is no way to check the status of a permit, nor can you download the forms.[4]
  • Parish contracts are not online.

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

[edit] References

  1. Pointe Parish Police Jury
  2. Sales Tax and Use
  3. Meetings
  4. Point Parish Permits

[edit] External links