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Town Hall · Abbeville

How is Abbeville run?

Abbeville’s city government spent $17.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, about $1,568 per resident. Water and other utilities ($9.5 million) are counted separately.

Town website
Next public meeting

Regular City Council

5:30 pm · 101 North State Street

All meetings →
Day-to-day spending, 2024
$17.2M
year to December 31, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$1,568
In 2022: $1,471, less than 61% of 18 similar cities
Long-term debt
$3.5M
end of 2024, reported
City staff, 2022
152
full-time · 2 part-time · March payroll $602,610
Typical tax bill
$199
0.20% of home value · LA 0.55%

What stands out about how Abbeville is run

Read from the city’s budget, meetings and official records.

Agendas posted online5 upcoming meetings posted, with agendas.Runs its own water & sewer43% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (2024).A shared school districtShares Vermilion Parish School District with 5 other towns.Split between districts3 State House districts cover Abbeville; your street decides yours.
★ What stands out · Meetings

5 upcoming meetings at town hall

From Abbeville’s own agenda portal, checked daily. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check before you go.

Recent meetings

Go in person

Most meetings are open to the public, and many have a public comment period at the start.

Agenda portal ↗
Your share of the 2024 budget

About $1,568 per resident a year, or $4.30 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: health & welfare, at 16%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 55%Sales taxes 22%Fees & charges 9%Interest, fines & other 4%Other taxes & licenses 3%From the federal government 2%From the state 2%Property taxes 2%From other local governments 1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $1.7 million; interest on debt $164,000; payments to other governments $99,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $28.8 million.
About “Other”.34% of Abbeville’s day-to-day spending ($5.8 million) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places

$1,471 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities

Abbeville’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($1,471 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 18 Louisiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,552, and the middle half spent $1,200–$1,768. Abbeville spent less than 61% of them.

Middle half of the group, $1,200–$1,768Median $1,552Abbeville

Includes sewer and trash ($2 million), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
18

Louisiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Abbeville itself left out).

Over the years

Day-to-day spending is down 2% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Abbeville reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$17.5 million
2023$16.6 million
2024$17.2 million

Per resident: 2022: $1,471 · 2023: $1,505 · 2024: $1,568. Per resident it went from $1,471 to $1,568 (up 7%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 11,927 to 10,962.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $199 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.20% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Louisiana$1,180
Perry$701
Abbeville$199
$199
typical bill a year
0.20%
effective rate
$97,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Abbeville’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Abbeville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Abbeville →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Abbeville

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

See cityofabbeville.net for Abbeville’s current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Abbeville yet.cityofabbeville.net ↗
Who works for Abbeville

One full-time city employee for every 72 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (10,962).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Fire38
Police37
Administration & buildings29 + 1 pt
Water & other utilities19
Sewer & trash10
Roads & transportation9 + 1 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections7
Parks & libraries3
152
full-time
2
part-time
$602,610
payroll for March 2022
$7.2M
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$47,300
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
24
sworn police officers
36
full-time firefighters
Compared, 2022.Abbeville had 12.7 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 14 of the 18 Louisiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 12.2: Abbeville had more than 64% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Vermilion Parish School District

Abbeville’s K–12 school district, shared with Erath, Gueydan, Kaplan, Maurice, Delcambre. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Abbeville →
$13,379
per pupil · LA $15,623
9,587
students
None
long-term debt

Of the $13,379 per pupil, $7,354 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 31%State 50%Federal 19%

Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Abbeville

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Abbeville.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Officials: cityofabbeville.net ↗
  2. 2
    Louisiana HouseAbbeville is split between 3 districts
    Troy HebertRyan BourriaqueJacob Landry
  3. 3
    Louisiana SenateState senator
    Bob Hensgens
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Jeff Landry
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Clay Higgins
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
    Bill CassidyJohn Kennedy
Find your state legislators by address ↗

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Abbeville compares with the towns next door

Abbeville spent $1,471 per resident in 2022. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Perry: unincorporated, no town budgetPerryAbbeville
Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Abbeville$1,471$199

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Abbeville’s government

The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.

The Handbook →
Official websitecityofabbeville.net ↗

Questions about Abbeville’s government

How much does Abbeville spend per resident?

About $1,568 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $1,471 was less than 61% of 18 Louisiana cities of 10,000–24,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Abbeville?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.20% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofabbeville.net.

Who runs Abbeville’s government?

See cityofabbeville.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Abbeville yet.

How many people work for Abbeville?

152 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $602,610 (about $7.2M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Abbeville in the state legislature?

Abbeville is split among 3 State House districts, so your address decides. The Louisiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 26 (Bob Hensgens). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is the next public meeting in Abbeville?

The next posted meeting is Regular City Council on Tuesday, November 17, at 5:30 pm in 101 North State Street, from the city’s own agenda portal.

Ask neighbors about Abbeville’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →