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Town Hall · Sun

How is Sun run?

Sun’s village government spent $312,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $627 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Sun didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$312,000
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$627
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Village staff, 2022
3
full-time · 6 part-time · March payroll $10,863 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Sun is run

Read from the village’s budget and official records.

★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $627 per resident a year, or $1.72 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 38%.

Where the money comes from
Utility sales 24%Property taxes 22%Sales taxes 22%Fees & charges 13%Interest, fines & other 10%From the state 6%Other taxes & licenses 3%
An estimate

Sun didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

Not in the receipt.Building projects $1,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $363,000.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Sun yet

Every year of Sun’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 runs it

Who’s in charge in Sun

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Sun’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Sun yet.
Who works for Sun

One full-time village employee for every 166 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 (498).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings2 + 6 pt
Police1
3
full-time
6
part-time
$10,863
payroll for March 2022
$130,356
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$29,500
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
1
sworn police officers
Estimates.Sun didn’t report its staff figures; these are the Census Bureau’s estimates, so they aren’t compared with other towns.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

St. Tammany Parish School District

Sun’s K–12 school district, shared with Abita Springs, Covington, Folsom, Madisonville, Mandeville and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Sun →
$15,367
per pupil · LA $15,623
38,794
students
$303.3 million
long-term debt

Of the $15,367 per pupil, $8,934 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 51%State 36%Federal 13%

Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Who represents Sun

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Sun.

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  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Louisiana HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Louisiana SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Sun’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

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Questions about Sun’s government

How much does Sun spend per resident?

About $627 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Sun didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $363,000.

Who runs Sun’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Sun yet.

How many people work for Sun?

3 full-time and 6 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $10,863 (about $130,356 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.

Who represents Sun in the state legislature?

State Senate District 12 (Beth Mizell) and State House District 74 (Peter Egan). The House district also covers four other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Sun’s government

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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 Sun, 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 →