Evaluation of Louisiana parish websites

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This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on parish websites.

See also: County websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on Louisiana's parish websites to what can be found on county websites in other states.

Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each county for more detailed information about what information is available on the county website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

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Conclusions chart

2012

In 2012 Sunshine Review evaluated the five largest parishes in Louisiana and found they averaged a "C" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	4	5	5	5	4	3	3	0	1	3
P	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0
N	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	5	3	2

Comparison chart

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Caddo Parish, Louisiana	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	Y
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N
Orleans Parish, Louisiana	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y

2009

In 2009 Sunshine Review evaluated all the parishes in Louisiana and found they averaged an "F" website transparency grade.

	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Permits/ Zoning?	Audits?	Contracts?	Lobbying?	Public records?	Taxes?
Y	16	30	33	24	12	5	3	0	5	4
P	0	1	6	1	2	0	2	0	0	0
N	48	33	25	39	50	59	59	64	59	60
No Website	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21

Comparison chart

Please check each district to see when it was last rated, if there is no time stamp then check the "History" tab to see when it was last edited.

County	Grades	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin. Officials	Permits/ Zoning	Audits	Contracts	Lobbying	Public records	Taxes
Acadia Parish, Louisiana	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	N	N	N
Allen Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Ascension Parish, Louisiana	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y	N
Assumption Parish, Louisiana	F	N	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	N	N	N
Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Beauregard Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Bienville Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Bossier Parish, Louisiana	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	N	N	N
Caddo Parish, Louisiana	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	P	Y
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Cameron Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Catahoula Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Claiborne Parish, Louisiana	F	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Concordia Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
De Soto Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	B	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	Y	Y
East Carroll Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Evangeline Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Franklin Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Grant Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Iberia Parish, Louisiana	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	N
Iberville Parish, Louisiana	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Jackson Parish, Louisiana	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana	C	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N
La Salle Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana	C	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	Y	Y
Lafourche Parish, Louisiana	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana	F	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Livingston Parish, Louisiana	F	N	Y	P	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Madison Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Morehouse Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana	F	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
Orleans Parish, Louisiana	D	N	Y	Y	Y	N	N	Y	N	N	N
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana	C-	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana	F	N	P	Y	N	P	N	N	N	N	Y
Rapides Parish, Louisiana	F	P	Y	P	P	N	P	N	N	N	Y
Red River Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Richland Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Sabine Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana	C-	N	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	P	N	Y	N
St. Charles Parish, Louisiana	A-	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
St. Helena Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
St. James Parish, Louisiana	C-	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N
St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana	B-	P	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana	D	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana	D-	N	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
St. Mary Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana	B-	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	N	N	Y
Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana	D	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Tensas Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana	A+	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
Union Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Vernon Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Washington Parish, Louisiana	D-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N
Webster Parish, Louisiana	F	N	Y	Y	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N
West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana	D-	P	Y	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
West Carroll Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	Y	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Winn Parish, Louisiana	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N

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