Photo: Paul Sableman · CC BY 2.0How is Louisiana run?
Louisiana’s city government spent $3.3 million on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, about $1,029 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Louisiana didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Louisiana is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $1,029 per resident a year, or $2.82 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 26%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Louisiana 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 Louisiana yet
Every year of Louisiana’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 →The typical homeowner pays $680 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.94% of the home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Louisiana’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.
Tax bills are one input to Louisiana’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Louisiana →
Who’s in charge in Louisiana
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Louisiana’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on louisiana-mo.com ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 107 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 (3,219).
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.
Louisiana R-II School District
Louisiana’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,273 per pupil, $6,684 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.
Missouri districts overall: 54% local, 35% state, 11% federal.
Boncl R-X School District · $18,932 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Louisiana’s votes are counted by county
Missouri reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Louisiana alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Pike County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.6%6,151 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat20.7%1,618 votesOthers: 0.7% (55 votes).
Most votes in Pike County: Donald J Trump
Missouri: Trump 58.5%, Harris 40.1%
100% of Louisiana lies in Pike County. Every 2024 race in Pike County is on the county’s page.
Pike County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Louisiana.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: louisiana-mo.com ↗
- 2Missouri HouseState representatives
- 3Missouri SenateState senatorDistrict 10
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Missouri
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Louisiana’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Louisiana’s government
How much does Louisiana spend per resident?
About $1,029 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to May 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Louisiana didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $6.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Louisiana?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $680 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.94% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.85% across Missouri. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see louisiana-mo.com.
Who runs Louisiana’s government?
See louisiana-mo.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Louisiana yet.
How did Louisiana vote in 2024?
Missouri counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Louisiana alone. Pike County, where 100% of Louisiana lies, voted Trump 78.6%, Harris 20.7% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Louisiana?
30 full-time and 37 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $136,461 (about $1.6M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Louisiana in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 and State House District 40 (Chad Perkins). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Louisiana’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 (for Louisiana, 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 →