St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

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Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana is one of sixty-four parishes in Louisiana. A parish, in Louisiana, is the equivalent of a county in other states. It is at the heart of Acadian/Cajun culture and heritage in Louisiana. The parish seat is Opelousas. In 2000, the population of the parish was 87,700. As of 2006, the population estimate is 91,528.

[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 parish council members and their contact information.^[1]

• Meeting time and date is listed,^[2]and minutes are available dating back to 2005.^[3]

[edit] The bad

• Budget information is not available.

• No administrative officials are listed.

• Parish audits, contracts, and tax information is not online.

• No information is provided about how parish residents can request access to public documents of the parish under Louisiana's sunshine laws.

• To compare Saint Landry with other Louisiana parishes, see Websites of the Louisiana parishes.

[edit] Parish Budget

2008 Parish Budget: $13,234,330

Parish Treasurer: Francine Silas (337) 948-3688

[edit] References

1. ↑ Parish council members
2. ↑ Meeting Information
3. ↑ Council Minutes Archive

[edit] External links

St. Landry Parish

• Saint Landry Parish website
• St. Landry Parish School Board
• St. Landry Parish Tourist Commission
• St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court
• St. Landry Parish Council Members
• St. Landry Parish on ePodunk
• St. Landry Parish on Wikipedia
• St. Landry Parish facts from the U.S. Census Bureau
• St. Landry Parish on the National Association of Counties website

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