How is Blanchard run?
Blanchard’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Blanchard is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Caddo Parish School District
Blanchard’s K–12 school district, shared with Belcher, Gilliam, Greenwood, Hosston, Ida and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,782 per pupil, $8,493 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 Blanchard yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Blanchard’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $1,106 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.53% 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 Blanchard’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 Blanchard’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Blanchard →
Who’s in charge in Blanchard
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Blanchard’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on townofblanchard.us ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 142 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 2024 finance file (3,419).
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 Blanchard.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: townofblanchard.us ↗
- 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 Blanchard’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Blanchard’s government
How much does Blanchard spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Blanchard?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,106 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.53% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see townofblanchard.us.
Who runs Blanchard’s government?
See townofblanchard.us for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Blanchard yet.
How many people work for Blanchard?
24 full-time and 19 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $126,065 (about $1.5M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Blanchard in the state legislature?
State Senate District 39 (Sam Jenkins) and State House District 1 (Danny McCormick). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Blanchard’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 →