The Mayor’s Office of Technology is excited to report that the new City of New Orleans Website provides New Orleans with a new face on the worldwide web. This significant redevelopment of the City’s website will maximize web performance so that citizens will experience faster and easier interaction with their government. Citizens will be able to read the news, pay parking tickets and tax bills, browse photo galleries, and access progress reports on important rebuilding projects all in one place.
Further, the character of the site shows the world that New Orleans is coming back while maintaining its unique appeal. At the same time, the in-depth information and content demonstrates to the world a progressive and transparent City government. All in all, this dynamic website stands a part from typical, dry government sites to reflect the soul of New Orleans, all while it projects a new way of doing business.
E-Government is Good Government
As citizens are increasingly turning to the Internet to communicate with their governments, the revamping of the website ensures open access to public information, increases the number of services offered to citizens, creates greater transparency, and offers streamlined payment processes for government services. Additionally, a strong City website will help to generate new revenue, attract more businesses, and appeal to more tourists.
Because the goal of this site is to better serve the citizens of New Orleans, the City invites citizens to fill out an experience survey online or contact the City through an online form. These interactions will help the City to increase and update services and provide the information citizens need.
Citizens, businesses, and visitors will find the new site is easier to navigate. For example, rolling the cursor over a link will reveal a summary of the links content. This information helps users to quickly locate the location or service they need. Moreover, the page layout increases visibility of important updates, services, and contact information.