New website could soon give public access to Louisiana, local government financial records

Louisiana could soon get a new website that gives the public in-depth access to a trove of government finance records from every agency, board, commission, department and courthouse at the state and local government level. House Bill 597, sponsored by Rep. Barry Ivey, R-Central, would require government bodies to use a new online portal that allows automatic uploads of data from almost any stand...

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