City Parish Employee Payroll Records

Payroll data for active and inactive City-Parish employees includes fields like ANNUAL SALARY, HOURLY RATE, JOB TITLE, and DEPARTMENT NAME. The dataset originates from a new payroll system implemented in November 2018, with legacy data available separately. It is published by data.brla.gov and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing salary distribution by DEPARTMENT NAME and JOB TITLE using ANNUAL SALARY and HOURLY RATE columns.
• Modeling EMPLOYMENT STATUS based on PERSONNEL STATUS, YEARS OF SERVICE, and CURRENT HIRE DATE.
• Investigating correlations between special allowances like CAR ALLOWANCE or MEAL ALLOWANCE and PAY RANGE or PAY STEP.
• Tracking workforce tenure and turnover trends via EMPLOYMENT END DATE and YEARS OF SERVICE fields.

Strengths

• Contains 27 detailed columns covering compensation, employment status, and departmental assignment.
• Data is sourced directly from the City-Parish's operational payroll system, ensuring functional relevance.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical significance.
• Data prior to November 2018 is excluded, limiting longitudinal analysis of trends.

Provenance

Source

City-Parish Payroll System via data.brla.gov.

Collection Method

Extracted from the City-Parish's payroll system.

Time Range

Records from the post-November 2018 payroll system; exact start date unknown.

Freshness

Last updated April 2026.

Geography

City-Parish jurisdiction served by data.brla.gov (likely Baton Rouge, Louisiana).