How is Grand Coteau run?
Grand Coteau’s town government spent $245,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $273 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Grand Coteau didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Grand Coteau is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
St. Landry Parish School District
Grand Coteau’s K–12 school district, shared with Cankton, Krotz Springs, Leonville, Melville, Opelousas and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,196 per pupil, $8,317 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 $273 per resident a year, or $0.75 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 100%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Grand Coteau didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Grand Coteau yet
Every year of Grand Coteau’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’s in charge in Grand Coteau
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 75 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 (897).
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 Grand Coteau.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
How Grand Coteau compares with the towns next door
Grand Coteau’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $631 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Sunset | $631 | $549 |
| Grand Coteau | estimate | — |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Grand Coteau’s government
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Questions about Grand Coteau’s government
How much does Grand Coteau spend per resident?
About $273 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Grand Coteau didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $863,000.
Who runs Grand Coteau’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Grand Coteau yet.
How many people work for Grand Coteau?
12 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $46,171 (about $554,052 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Grand Coteau in the state legislature?
State Senate District 24 (Gerald Boudreaux) and State House District 40 (Dustin Miller). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Grand Coteau’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 Grand Coteau, 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 →