Bank of Addis · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Addis run?
Addis’ town government spent $2.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $408 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Addis didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Addis is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
West Baton Rouge Parish School District
Addis’ K–12 school district, shared with Brusly, Port Allen. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $19,499 per pupil, $11,767 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.
Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $408 per resident a year, or $1.12 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 37%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Addis didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Addis yet
Every year of Addis’ figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,443 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.58% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Addis’ 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 Addis’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Addis →
Who’s in charge in Addis
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 215 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (6,464).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Addis.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Louisiana HouseAddis is split between 2 districts
- 3Louisiana SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Addis’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Addis’ government
How much does Addis spend per resident?
About $408 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Addis didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Addis?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,443 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.58% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Addis’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Addis yet.
How many people work for Addis?
30 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $78,925 (about $947,100 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Addis in the state legislature?
Addis is split among 2 State House districts and 2 State Senate districts, so your address decides. The Louisiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Addis’ government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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 (for Addis, the Bureau’s estimates); 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 →