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Town Hall · Mansura

How is Mansura run?

Mansura’s town government spent $2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,490 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Mansura didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$2.0M
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,490
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$240,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Town staff, 2022
13
full-time · 6 part-time · March payroll $37,273 · Census estimate
Typical tax bill
$199
0.17% of home value · LA 0.55%

What stands out about how Mansura is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,490 per resident a year, or $4.08 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 2%From other local governments <1%
An estimate

Mansura 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 $78,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $2.3 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Mansura yet

Every year of Mansura’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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $199 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.17% of the home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Louisiana$1,180
Mansura$199
Marksville$199
$199
typical bill a year
0.17%
effective rate
$117,300
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Mansura’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. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.

Tax bills are one input to Mansura’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Mansura →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Mansura

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

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

One full-time town employee for every 103 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 (1,342).

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

Police4 + 3 pt
Administration & buildings3 + 2 pt
Roads & transportation4
Sewer & trash1
Fire1
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 1 pt
13
full-time
6
part-time
$37,273
payroll for March 2022
$447,276
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$27,700
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
4
sworn police officers
Estimates.Mansura didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

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

Avoyelles Parish School District

Mansura’s K–12 school district, shared with Bunkie, Cottonport, Evergreen, Hessmer, Marksville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Mansura →
$16,159
per pupil · LA $15,623
5,007
students
$521,000
long-term debt

Of the $16,159 per pupil, $8,868 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 25%State 41%Federal 35%

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

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

Who represents Mansura

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Mansura.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Louisiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Louisiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseSplit between districts
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Mansura compares with the towns next door

Mansura’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 $491 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Marksville$491$199
Mansuraestimate$199

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 Mansura’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Mansura’s government

How much does Mansura spend per resident?

About $1,490 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Mansura didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.3 million.

What is the property tax rate in Mansura?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.17% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Mansura’s government?

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

How many people work for Mansura?

13 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $37,273 (about $447,276 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Mansura in the state legislature?

State Senate District 28 (Heather Cloud) and State House District 28 (Daryl Deshotel). The House district also covers eight other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Mansura’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
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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 Mansura, 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 →