1. Start with the geographic question your reports must answer
Shenandoah is recorded as a CDP in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. That relationship should be reflected in reporting rather than treated as interchangeable with the parish, the broader Baton Rouge market or Louisiana as a whole. Population data alone cannot establish how many people search for legal help, which services they need or how many inquiries a firm may receive. Attribution can still help you ask a more precise operational question: which documented journeys are associated with inquiries from the geographic areas and service categories your firm chooses to serve?
Recommended approach
Decide whether your review needs a Shenandoah view, an East Baton Rouge Parish view, a broader service-area view or separate comparisons. Do not combine them by default. Define the geographic labels your intake team already records, then assess whether those labels can be reviewed alongside source, case type and outcome without overstating what the local population data proves.
