Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Lake Providence spent less per resident in 2022 than 82% of similar cities
Lake Providence’s town government spent $1.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, about $490 per resident. Water and other utilities ($565,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Lake Providence is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$531 per resident in 2022: less than 82% of them
Lake Providence’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($531 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,060, and the middle half spent $696–$1,494. Lake Providence spent less than 82% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($798,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Lake Providence itself left out).
About $490 per resident a year, or $1.34 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 29%.
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Day-to-day spending is up 4% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Lake Providence reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $531 · 2023: $490. Per resident it went from $531 to $490 (down 8%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 3,347 to 3,759.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Lake Providence
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lake Providence’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The town posts agendas and minutes on lakeprovidencela.gov ↗.
One full-time town employee for every 67 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 2023 finance file (3,759).
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.
East Carroll Parish School District
Lake Providence’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,135 per pupil, $13,098 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 Lake Providence.
- 1Your townTown governmentOfficials: lakeprovidencela.gov ↗
- 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 Lake Providence’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Lake Providence’s government
How much does Lake Providence spend per resident?
About $490 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $531 was less than 82% of 28 Louisiana cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Lake Providence’s government?
See lakeprovidencela.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lake Providence yet.
How many people work for Lake Providence?
56 full-time and 16 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $238,981 (about $2.9M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Lake Providence in the state legislature?
State Senate District 34 (Katrina Jackson-Andrews) and State House District 21 (Travis Johnson). The House district also covers 13 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lake Providence’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; 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 →