INFO Louisiana started small, but has grown to 19 out of the 20 state departments now on-line. The Department of Elections has developed an in-house web site. They are looking for a service provider right now, then all 20 state departments will be on-line. Ms. Paterson has observed a real commitment to using the Internet to provide serious services and information. She noted that along the way, we've picked up a few awards.
Students are big users of our site and of the Internet.
The latest award we got was from Select Surf. Ms. Paterson referred to another prime use of the Internet, the communication side of it, the e-mail. It is becoming a very useful way for Louisiana citizens, for people out of state and out of the country, to communicate with elected and appointed officials in Louisiana. Most agencies include the department head's e-mail on their web site. Web Master e-mail addresses are posted for every state department.