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Town Hall · Tangipahoa

How is Tangipahoa run?

Tangipahoa’s village government spent $1.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,387 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Tangipahoa didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

Day-to-day spending, 2022
$1.2M
year to June 30, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$1,387
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
$144,000
end of FY2022 · Census estimate
Village staff, 2022
2
full-time · 10 part-time · March payroll $12,710
Typical tax bill
$199
a year

What stands out about how Tangipahoa is run

Read from the village’s budget and official records.

Runs its own water & sewer24% of day-to-day spending goes to water, sewer and trash (a Census estimate).A shared school districtShares Tangipahoa Parish School District with 6+ other towns.
★ What stands out · Your share of the 2022 budget

About $1,387 per resident a year, or $3.80 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 29%.

Where the money comes from
Sales taxes 43%Property taxes 15%Fees & charges 13%Other taxes & licenses 12%Utility sales 8%From the state 7%Interest, fines & other 3%From other local governments <1%
An estimate

Tangipahoa 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 $47,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $1.4 million.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Tangipahoa yet

Every year of Tangipahoa’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 →
Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $199 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Louisiana$1,180
Tangipahoa$199
$199
typical bill a year
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Tangipahoa’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 Tangipahoa’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tangipahoa →

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Tangipahoa

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

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

One full-time village employee for every 433 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 (865).

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

Administration & buildings1 + 6 pt
Police1 + 3 pt
Courts, inspections & corrections0 + 1 pt
2
full-time
10
part-time
$12,710
payroll for March 2022
$152,520
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$14,800
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
1
sworn police officers
Not compared.Staff are compared with the same group as the budget, and Tangipahoa’s 2022 budget was a Census estimate, so there is no group to compare with.

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

Tangipahoa Parish School District

Tangipahoa’s K–12 school district, shared with Amite City, Hammond, Independence, Kentwood, Ponchatoula and more. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Tangipahoa →
$14,182
per pupil · LA $15,623
20,513
students
$14.4 million
long-term debt

Of the $14,182 per pupil, $8,252 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 33%State 43%Federal 24%

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

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

Who represents Tangipahoa

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Tangipahoa.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your cityMayor & council
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Louisiana HouseState representatives
    Robby Carter
  3. 3
    Louisiana SenateState senator
    Beth Mizell
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
    Jeff Landry
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
    Julia Letlow
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Louisiana
    Bill CassidyJohn Kennedy

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

Reach Tangipahoa’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Tangipahoa’s government

How much does Tangipahoa spend per resident?

About $1,387 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Tangipahoa didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.4 million.

Who runs Tangipahoa’s government?

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

How many people work for Tangipahoa?

2 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $12,710 (about $152,520 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Tangipahoa in the state legislature?

State Senate District 12 (Beth Mizell) and State House District 72 (Robby Carter). The House district also covers seven other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Tangipahoa’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors

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 Tangipahoa, 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 →