Photo: Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0Shongaloo spent less per resident in 2022 than 83% of similar cities
Shongaloo’s village government spent $16,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $95 per resident. Water and other utilities ($7,000) are counted separately.
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$95 per resident in 2022: less than 83% of them
Shongaloo’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($95 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 $495, and the middle half spent $149–$888. Shongaloo spent less than 83% of 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; Shongaloo itself left out).
About $95 per resident a year, or $0.26 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: parks & libraries, at 62%.
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No trend yet
Shongaloo reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Shongaloo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Webster Parish School District
Shongaloo’s K–12 school district, shared with Cotton Valley, Cullen, Dixie Inn, Doyline, Dubberly and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,109 per pupil, $9,901 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 Shongaloo.
- 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
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Questions about Shongaloo’s government
How much does Shongaloo spend per resident?
About $95 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $95 was less than 83% of 76 Louisiana cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Shongaloo’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Shongaloo yet.
Who represents Shongaloo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 33 (Stewart Cathey) and State House District 10 (Wayne McMahen). The House district also covers 11 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; 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 →