Photo: Hot Furnace · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Ball run?
Ball’s town government spent $3.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $911 per resident.
What stands out about how Ball is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $911 per resident a year, or $2.50 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$911 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Ball’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($911 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,060, and the middle half spent $644–$1,494. Ball spent less than 64% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($1.1 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 →
Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Ball itself left out).
No trend yet
Ball reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $915 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.52% 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 Ball’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 Ball’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Ball →
Who’s in charge in Ball
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Ball’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on ball.govoffice2.com ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 74 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (3,906).
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.
Rapides Parish School District
Ball’s K–12 school district, shared with Alexandria, Boyce, Cheneyville, Forest Hill, Glenmora and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,716 per pupil, $8,936 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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Ball.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: ball.govoffice2.com ↗
- 2Louisiana HouseState representatives
- 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.
How Ball compares with the towns next door
Ball spent $911 per resident in 2022; the neighbor that reported 2022 spent $1,685. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Pineville | $1,685 | $732 |
| Ball | $911 | $915 |
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 Ball’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Ball’s government
How much does Ball spend per resident?
About $911 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $911 was less than 64% of 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Ball?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $915 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.52% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see ball.govoffice2.com.
Who runs Ball’s government?
See ball.govoffice2.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Ball yet.
How many people work for Ball?
53 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $146,462 (about $1.8M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Ball in the state legislature?
State Senate District 35 (Jay Morris) and State House District 27 (Mike Johnson). The House district also covers parts of 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Ball’s 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; 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 →