Morehouse Parish Courthouse · Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY 3.0How is Bastrop run?
Bastrop’s city government spent $13.7 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $1,446 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Bastrop didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Bastrop is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Morehouse Parish School District
Bastrop’s K–12 school district, shared with Bonita, Collinston, Mer Rouge, Oak Ridge. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,381 per pupil, $9,370 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 $1,446 per resident a year, or $3.96 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 29%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Bastrop didn’t report all of its 2023 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Bastrop yet
Every year of Bastrop’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city reported none of its dollars for 2022–2023. 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 $363 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.41% 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 Bastrop’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 Bastrop’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Bastrop →
Who’s in charge in Bastrop
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Bastrop’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofbastrop.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 87 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 2023 finance file (9,467).
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 Bastrop.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofbastrop.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.
Reach Bastrop’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Bastrop’s government
How much does Bastrop spend per resident?
About $1,446 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, a Census Bureau estimate (Bastrop didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $14.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Bastrop?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $363 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.41% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbastrop.com.
Who runs Bastrop’s government?
See cityofbastrop.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Bastrop yet.
How many people work for Bastrop?
109 full-time and 17 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $310,102 (about $3.7M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Bastrop in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Katrina Jackson-Andrews) and State House District 16 (Adrian Fisher). The House district also covers two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Bastrop’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 (for Bastrop, 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 →