How is Powhatan run?
Powhatan’s village government spent $65,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $504 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Powhatan didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Powhatan is run
Read from the village’s budget and official records.
About $504 per resident a year, or $1.38 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 68%.
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Powhatan didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Powhatan yet
Every year of Powhatan’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the village 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 →Who’s in charge in Powhatan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Natchitoches Parish School District
Powhatan’s K–12 school district, shared with Ashland, Campti, Clarence, Goldonna, Natchez and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,362 per pupil, $10,507 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 Powhatan.
- 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 Powhatan’s government
How much does Powhatan spend per resident?
About $504 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Powhatan didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $160,000.
Who runs Powhatan’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Powhatan yet.
How many people work for Powhatan?
0 full-time and 9 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $8,349 (about $100,188 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Powhatan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 31 (Alan Seabaugh) and State House District 25 (Jason DeWitt). The House district also covers seven other 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 (for Powhatan, 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 →