Old Hickory · Photo: Z28scrambler · CC BY-SA 3.0Morganza spent more per resident in 2022 than 68% of similar cities
Morganza’s village government spent $440,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $763 per resident. Water and other utilities ($250,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Morganza is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
$763 per resident in 2022: more than 68% of them
Morganza’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($763 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. Morganza spent more than 68% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($99,000), 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; Morganza itself left out).
About $763 per resident a year, or $2.09 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 55%.
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No trend yet
Morganza reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $247 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.20% 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 Morganza’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 Morganza’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Morganza →
Who’s in charge in Morganza
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Morganza’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The village posts agendas and minutes on usacops.com/la/p70759/index.html ↗.
One full-time village employee for every 64 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 (577).
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.
Pointe Coupee Parish School District
Morganza’s K–12 school district, shared with Fordoche, Livonia, New Roads. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,418 per pupil, $10,016 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 Morganza.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: usacops.com/la/p70759/index.html ↗
- 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 Morganza’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Morganza’s government
How much does Morganza spend per resident?
About $763 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 $763 was more than 68% of 76 Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Morganza?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $247 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.20% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see usacops.com/la/p70759/index.html.
Who runs Morganza’s government?
See usacops.com/la/p70759/index.html for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Morganza yet.
How many people work for Morganza?
9 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $43,398 (about $520,776 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Morganza in the state legislature?
State Senate District 17 (Caleb Kleinpeter) and State House District 18 (Jeremy LaCombe). The House district also covers six other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Morganza’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; 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 →