Photo: Richard Byrd · CC BY 2.0How is Jennings run?
Jennings’ city government spent $13.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,365 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Jennings didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Jennings is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,365 per resident a year, or $3.74 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 30%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Jennings 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 Jennings yet
Every year of Jennings’ 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, down from 99 in 2022. Both are Census estimates.
The typical homeowner pays $281 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.21% 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 Jennings’ 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 Jennings’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Jennings →
Who’s in charge in Jennings
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Jennings’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofjennings.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 99 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (9,660).
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 Davis Parish School District
Jennings’ K–12 school district, shared with Elton, Fenton, Lake Arthur, Welsh. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
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.
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 Jennings.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofjennings.com ↗
- 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.
Reach Jennings’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Jennings’ government
How much does Jennings spend per resident?
About $1,365 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Jennings didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $16.8 million.
What is the property tax rate in Jennings?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $281 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.21% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofjennings.com.
Who runs Jennings’ government?
See cityofjennings.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Jennings yet.
How many people work for Jennings?
98 full-time and 18 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $409,685 (about $4.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Jennings 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 Jennings’ 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 Jennings, 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 →