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City-Parish Expands Tech, Transparency Efforts in 2018

In 2018 the City-Parish accelerated technological innovations that improved services for residents and increased efficiency across government departments. By adopting an “open by default” policy in 2017, the City-Parish’s tra...

Hear from Experts at GIS Day on Wednesday at Main Library

International GIS Day will be held on Wednesday, November 14,  at the Main Library, 7711 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge. Join us for a community-based speaker event promoting Geographic Information Systems. The free event starts at 4 p.m. and will w...

Nov. 6 Election Data Available in Map App

The GIS Team has updated its Election Results app with the Nov. 6, 2018, primary election results. The East Baton Rouge Parish voting precincts map displays election results for primary, general, and runoff elections dating back to 2012.

Users can filter t...

Road Closures Dataset is Newest Resource in Open Data Portal

The Open Data BR team has released a Road Closures Dataset, comprising all recorded road closures by city-parish agencies since 2015. Updated daily with new information, this dataset includes the purpose for each closure, its locations and cross streets, ...

311 Call Data For Current Year Available in Map App

The GIS Division has created a new online application to map 311 service requests in East Baton Rouge Parish. The Red Stick 311 Dashboard app displays the total entries for categories such as Blight, Street and Traffic Issues, Garbage, and Code Violations...

Street Name Changes dating back to 1857 added to Open Data BR

Open Data BR now enables users to research a dataset called EBRP Street Name Changes. Dating back to 1857, the records include the parish streets' old and new names, the year of each change, and the roadways' limits (either the entirety of the street, or ...

Interactive Map Shows Parish's Census Population from 1890-1990

The City-Parish’s Geographic Information Systems division has upgraded its interactive maps of the parish with Census population data for every decade from 2010 dating back to 1890. GIS maps for the 2000 and 2010 Censuses have been merged with t...

Enhanced crime incident data available on Open Data BR

The Open Data BR team has upgraded the transparency and searchability of crime incidents in the Open Data BR portal. The BRPD Crime Incidents dataset now displays ZIP Code, Metro Council district, and crime prevention district information for every offens...

2017 Tax Roll Data Now Available on Open Data BR

The 2017 East Baton Rouge Parish Assessor Tax Roll is now available on Open Data BR, the City-Parish’s official open data portal. This dataset contains a full listing of 2017 tax parcels in East Baton Rouge Parish and the cities of Baton Rouge, Baker, Cen...