Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Harahan run?
Harahan’s city government spent $6.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $685 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Harahan didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Harahan is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $685 per resident a year, or $1.88 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 28%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Harahan 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 Harahan yet
Every year of Harahan’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 →full-time in March 2025, up from 56 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $1,664 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.48% 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 Harahan’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 Harahan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Harahan →
Who’s in charge in Harahan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Harahan’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofharahan.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 130 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (9,244).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Jefferson Parish School District
Harahan’s K–12 school district, shared with Grand Isle, Gretna, Jean Lafitte, Kenner, Westwego. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,671 per pupil, $7,205 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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Harahan.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofharahan.com ↗
- 2Louisiana HouseHarahan is split between 2 districts
- 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 Harahan compares with the towns next door
Harahan’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Harahan | estimate | $1,664 |
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 Harahan’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Harahan’s government
How much does Harahan spend per resident?
About $685 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Harahan didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.3 million.
What is the property tax rate in Harahan?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,664 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.48% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofharahan.com.
Who runs Harahan’s government?
See cityofharahan.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Harahan yet.
How many people work for Harahan?
71 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $338,828 (about $4.1M a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Harahan in the state legislature?
Harahan is split among 2 State House districts, so your address decides. The Louisiana Legislature’s lookup finds yours. Its State Senate district is District 10 (Kirk Talbot). Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Harahan’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 (for Harahan, 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 →