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Town Hall · Fenton

How is Fenton run?

Fenton’s village government spent $524,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,501 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Fenton didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$524,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,501
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$63,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Village staff, 2022
2
full-time · 12 part-time · March payroll $17,922

What stands out about how Fenton is run

Read from the village’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer24% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Jefferson Davis Parish School District with 4 other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,501 per resident a year, or $4.11 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 43%Property taxes 15%Fees & charges 13%Other taxes & licenses 12%Utility sales 8%From the state 7%Interest, fines & other 3%From other local governments <1%
An estimate

Fenton 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 $20,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $597,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Fenton yet

Every year of Fenton’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 Fenton

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

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

One full-time village employee for every 175 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 (349).

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

Administration & buildings0 + 7 pt
Housing & development1 + 3 pt
Water & other utilities1
Police0 + 1 pt
Other0 + 1 pt
2
full-time
12
part-time
$17,922
payroll for March 2022
$215,064
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$27,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Fenton’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

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

Jefferson Davis Parish School District

Fenton’s K–12 school district, shared with Elton, Jennings, Lake Arthur, Welsh. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Fenton →
$14,500
per pupil · LA $15,623
5,538
students
$35.6 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,500 per pupil, $7,501 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 36%State 48%Federal 16%

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

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

Who represents Fenton

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Fenton.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Louisiana HouseState representatives
    Skip Broussard
  3. 3
    Louisiana SenateState senator
    Mark Abraham
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Jeff Landry
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Clay Higgins
  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 Fenton’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Fenton’s government

How much does Fenton spend per resident?

About $1,501 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Fenton didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $597,000.

Who runs Fenton’s government?

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

How many people work for Fenton?

2 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $17,922 (about $215,064 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Fenton in the state legislature?

State Senate District 25 (Mark Abraham) and State House District 37 (Skip Broussard). The House district also covers five other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Fenton’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 Fenton, 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 →