Photo: Falkonry (Uploads) · Public domainMaurice spent more per resident in 2022 than 74% of similar cities
Maurice’s village government spent $1.6 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $859 per resident. Water and other utilities ($457,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Maurice is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$859 per resident in 2022: more than 74% of them
Maurice’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($859 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 76 Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $477, and the middle half spent $146–$888. Maurice spent more than 74% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($319,000), 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 under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Maurice itself left out).
About $859 per resident a year, or $2.35 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 45%.
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No trend yet
Maurice reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,211 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.50% 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 Maurice’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 Maurice’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Maurice →
Who’s in charge in Maurice
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time village employee for every 116 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 (1,857).
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.
Vermilion Parish School District
Maurice’s K–12 school district, shared with Abbeville, Erath, Gueydan, Kaplan, Delcambre. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,379 per pupil, $7,354 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 Maurice.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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.
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Questions about Maurice’s government
How much does Maurice spend per resident?
About $859 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $859 was more than 74% of 76 Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Maurice?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,211 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the village’s assessor.
Who runs Maurice’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Maurice yet.
How many people work for Maurice?
16 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $91,079 (about $1.1M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Maurice in the state legislature?
State Senate District 26 (Bob Hensgens) and State House District 31 (Troy Hebert). The House district also covers parts of two neighboring towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 →