Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Montgomery run?
Montgomery’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $0 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Montgomery didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Montgomery is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Grant Parish School District
Montgomery’s K–12 school district, shared with Colfax, Creola, Dry Prong, Georgetown, Pollock. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,951 per pupil, $6,811 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.
No comparison or trend for Montgomery yet
Every year of Montgomery’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 →The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.25% 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 Montgomery’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 Montgomery’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Montgomery →
Who’s in charge in Montgomery
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 42 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (716).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Montgomery.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
Reach Montgomery’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Montgomery’s government
How much does Montgomery spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Montgomery didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3,000.
What is the property tax rate in Montgomery?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.25% 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 Montgomery’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Montgomery yet.
How many people work for Montgomery?
17 full-time and 8 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $40,815 (about $489,780 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Montgomery in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (Jay Luneau) and State House District 22 (Gabe Firment). The House district also covers 10 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Montgomery’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 Montgomery, 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 →