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Lafayette Consolidated Government Launches Online Budget Interactive Tool
Enables Citizens to Explore How Tax Dollars are Spent
Posted: Jan 26, 2021 4:32 PM
Posted By: Akemi Briggs
Lafayette, LA – Lafayette Consolidated Government (LCG) is announcing the launch of OpenBook, an online financial transparency tool for citizens to see how government is spending taxpayer dollars. The web-based, interactive tool gives citizens the opportunity to examine individual departmental budgets and expenses as well as view data and graphs.
Mayor-President Josh Guillory believes citizens should know how government is managing their money and adds that OpenBook will show taxpayers exactly what’s going on in City and Parish government. “With this new tool, we’ll have much greater transparency in City and Parish finances. It allows taxpayers to see exactly how tax dollars are spent. It underlines my commitment to government accountability and transparency. I commend my Finance and Manag