Evaluation of Louisiana parish websites

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Below is a chart evaluating the transparency efforts of Louisiana 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 page about each parish for more detailed information about what information is available on the parish website, along with recommendations users have made for positive changes.

Conclusions chart

2012

This chart encompasses the 5 largest parishes in Louisiana, which averaged a "C" website transparency grade in 2012.

	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

2009

This chart encompasses all parishes in Louisiana, which averaged an "F" website transparency grade in 2009.

	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

Louisiana Parish Website Evaluations (Performed 2009-2012)
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
LaSalle 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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