Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Baskin run?
Baskin’s village government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Baskin didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Baskin is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
Franklin Parish School District
Baskin’s K–12 school district, shared with Gilbert, Winnsboro, Wisner. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,701 per pupil, $8,557 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.
No comparison or trend for Baskin yet
Every year of Baskin’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 →Who’s in charge in Baskin
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 48 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 (240).
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 Baskin.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
Reach Baskin’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Baskin’s government
How much does Baskin spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Baskin didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $0.
Who runs Baskin’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Baskin yet.
How many people work for Baskin?
5 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $22,386 (about $268,632 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Baskin in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Glen Womack) and State House District 20 (Neil Riser). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 (for Baskin, 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 →