In the fall of 2008 the Louisiana House Webteam was asked to design a new Web site for the newly formed Capital Region Legislative Delegation.  In early 2008, the Capital Region legislators recognized the opportunity to bring both tenured and freshman members of the House and the Senate together for the purposes of building a cohesive working group that could affect positive results for the region.  While each member maintains representation of their district's priorities, the Delegation works as a coalition to elevate those priorities that are regional in nature to the next level.  Thus the delegation was formed to serve as a central voice of constituents who live, work and play in the Capital Region.  See the Site In Action here!

In December of 2008 the Louisiana House Webteam was asked to re-design a new Web site for the David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library.  In conjunction with the Leadership and the Library staff, the LA House webteam re-designed a site that will help the Library maintain a substantial collection of journals, newspapers, monographs, staff memoranda, and reference books.
See the Site In Action here! (Intranet Only)

The David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library is dedicated to answering the research and reference needs of the Legislature, its committees and staff, and the Legislative Fiscal and Auditor’s Offices. Located on the 13^th floor of the Louisiana State Capitol, the staff is composed of the library director, librarians with training in specific subject areas, and a technical/clerical staff. 

In February of 2008 the Louisiana House Webteam was asked to build a website for the Acadiana Delegation.  In conjunction with the Delegation's administrator, the LA House webteam built a website that will help the Delegation post their news, press releases and events. See the Site In Action here!

About Acadiana
Acadiana is the name given to the traditional twenty-two parish Cajun homeland, which in 1971 the Louisiana state legislature officially recognized for its unique Cajun and Acadian heritage (per House Concurrent Resolution No. 496).  Despite the frequent association of Cajuns with swamplands, Acadiana actually consists mainly of prairies, marshes, and wooded river (or bayou) lands. 

The Louisiana House Webteam once again gets charged with the great honor to build a website for an outside entity.  In conjunction with NCSL, the LA House webteam built a State Host site for the Legislative Summit held in New Orleans June, 2008.

More on the Summit....

We are incredibly honored to be hosting NCSL's 2008 Legislative Summit in our vibrant city of New Orleans. We are looking forward to another outstanding meeting, focused on educating and uniting legislators and staffers from around the country.

2004 LRL Notable Document Award Recipients

Salt Lake City, Utah - Eight research reports will be honored by a staff section of the National Conference of State Legislatures for their excellence in exploring topics of contemporary interest to legislators and staff. NCSL's Legislative Research Librarian (LRL) staff section presented its Notable Document Awards at NCSL's 30^th Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City. Eight reports from five states were selected. 

The Louisiana House of Representatives won an award for two of its documents in the following two areas:

BODY OF WORK--MONOGRAPHIC SERIES
 

The Digital Legislatures Survey is the first study of its kind that will be used as a bellwether for electronic government and provide models for best practices. In August, all 50-state legislative offices were invited to participate in the survey. Officials responded to a set of 12 questions and ranked their offices according to a four-point scale, providing URLs and background data for final verification and validation. Questions ranged from online access to legislation and elected officials to legislative technology support and operations. A ranking was established based on the multiple-choice criteria selections.