Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

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Tangipahoa 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 Amite. As of 2000, the population was 100,588. Tangipahoa comes from an Acolapissa word meaning "ear of corn" or "those who gather corn."

[edit] Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Louisiana parish websites

[edit] The good

• An inspection of the website finds that it includes information on Parish Council members and their contact information,^[1]along with the clerk of council.^[2]

• Council minutes are available and searchable dating from 1966 to the present.^[3]

[edit] The bad

• Budgetary information is 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.

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

• Building and Zoning information is not online.

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

[edit] Parish Budget

2008 Parish Budget: $37,000,000

Parish Treasurer: Preston Wier (985)748-3211

[edit] References

1. ↑ Parish council members
2. ↑ Clerk of Council
3. ↑ Council Minutes

[edit] External links

Tangipahoa Parish

• Tangipahoa Parish website
• Tangi Buzz, a blog covering Tangipahoa parish.
• Tangipahoa Parish Convention and Visitor's Bureau
• Tangipahoa Parish School System
• Clerk of Court
• Sheriff's Office
• Tangipahoa Parish on Wikipedia

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