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Town Hall · Evergreen

How is Evergreen run?

Evergreen’s town government spent $83,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $289 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Evergreen didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$83,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$289
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
2
full-time · 11 part-time · March payroll $9,424 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Evergreen is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer85% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Avoyelles Parish School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $289 per resident a year, or $0.79 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 65%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 55%From the state 31%Fees & charges 5%Other taxes & licenses 3%Interest, fines & other 3%Sales taxes 2%Property taxes 1%
An estimate

Evergreen 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.With the enterprises, the whole budget was $447,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Evergreen yet

Every year of Evergreen’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 Evergreen

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 144 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 (287).

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

Administration & buildings0 + 7 pt
Water & other utilities2
Fire0 + 1 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 1 pt
Police0 + 1 pt
Sewer & trash0 + 1 pt
2
full-time
11
part-time
$9,424
payroll for March 2022
$113,088
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$32,600
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Estimates.Evergreen 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

Avoyelles Parish School District

Evergreen’s K–12 school district, shared with Bunkie, Cottonport, Hessmer, Mansura, Marksville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Evergreen →
$16,159
per pupil · LA $15,623
5,007
students
$521,000
long-term debt

Of the $16,159 per pupil, $8,868 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 25%State 41%Federal 35%

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

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

Who represents Evergreen

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Evergreen.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Louisiana HouseState representatives
    Daryl Deshotel
  3. 3
    Louisiana SenateState senator
    Heather Cloud
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Jeff Landry
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Cleo Fields
  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 Evergreen’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Evergreen’s government

How much does Evergreen spend per resident?

About $289 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Evergreen didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $447,000.

Who runs Evergreen’s government?

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

How many people work for Evergreen?

2 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $9,424 (about $113,088 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Evergreen in the state legislature?

State Senate District 28 (Heather Cloud) and State House District 28 (Daryl Deshotel). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Evergreen’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 Evergreen, 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 →