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Town Hall · Collinston

How is Collinston run?

Collinston’s village government spent $123,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $510 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Collinston didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$123,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$510
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$316,000
end of 2022 · Census estimate
Village staff, 2022
5
full-time · 1 part-time · March payroll $20,700 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Collinston is run

Read from the village’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer59% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Morehouse Parish School District with 4 other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $510 per resident a year, or $1.40 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 20%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 45%Sales taxes 14%Fees & charges 11%Interest, fines & other 10%From the federal government 7%Other taxes & licenses 5%Property taxes 5%From the state 3%
An estimate

Collinston didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $5,000; interest on debt $12,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $258,000.
About “Other”.56% of Collinston’s day-to-day spending ($69,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Collinston yet

Every year of Collinston’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 runs it

Who’s in charge in Collinston

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Collinston’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Collinston yet.
Who works for Collinston

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 (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (241).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Police4
Water & other utilities1
Administration & buildings0 + 1 pt
5
full-time
1
part-time
$20,700
payroll for March 2022
$248,400
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$37,600
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
4
sworn police officers
Estimates.Collinston didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Morehouse Parish School District

Collinston’s K–12 school district, shared with Bastrop, Bonita, Mer Rouge, Oak Ridge. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Collinston →
$17,381
per pupil · LA $15,623
3,322
students
$6.9 million
long-term debt

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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 35%State 36%Federal 29%

Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Collinston

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Collinston.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Louisiana HouseState representatives
    Adrian Fisher
  3. 3
    Louisiana SenateState senator
    Stewart Cathey
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Jeff Landry
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Julia Letlow
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
    Bill CassidyJohn Kennedy

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Collinston’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Collinston’s government

How much does Collinston spend per resident?

About $510 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Collinston didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $258,000.

Who runs Collinston’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Collinston yet.

How many people work for Collinston?

5 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $20,700 (about $248,400 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Collinston in the state legislature?

State Senate District 33 (Stewart Cathey) 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 Collinston’s government

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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 Collinston, 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 →