Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Wisner run?
Wisner’s town government spent $0 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $0 per resident.
What stands out about how Wisner is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Franklin Parish School District
Wisner’s K–12 school district, shared with Baskin, Gilbert, Winnsboro. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,701 per pupil, $8,557 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.
No comparison or trend for Wisner yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Wisner’s 2022 figures are a Census estimate (it reported none of its 2022 dollars). It reported 2024 only (2022 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $199 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.19% 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 Wisner’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 Wisner’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wisner →
Who’s in charge in Wisner
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 94 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 2024 finance file (748).
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.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Wisner.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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.
Reach Wisner’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Wisner’s government
How much does Wisner spend per resident?
About $0 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Wisner?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $199 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.19% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.55% across Louisiana. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Wisner’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wisner yet.
How many people work for Wisner?
8 full-time and 5 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $36,712 (about $440,544 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Wisner in the state legislature?
State Senate District 32 (Glen Womack) and State House District 20 (Neil Riser). The House district also covers nine other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wisner’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 →