Photo: Magnolia677 · CC BY 4.0Louise spent more per resident in 2022 than 71% of similar cities
Louise’s town government spent $51,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $295 per resident.
What stands out about how Louise is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$711 per resident in 2022: more than 71% of them
Louise’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($711 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $453, and the middle half spent $216–$850. Louise spent more than 71% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($42,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Louise itself left out).
About $295 per resident a year, or $0.81 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 75%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 57% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Louise reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $711 · 2024: $295.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
Who’s in charge in Louise
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Humphreys County School District
Louise’s K–12 school district, shared with Belzoni, Isola, Silver City. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $17,201 per pupil, $7,868 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.
Mississippi districts overall: 33% local, 45% state, 23% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Louise’s votes are counted by county
Mississippi reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Louise alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Humphreys County’s results.
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat70.4%2,443 votes
Donald J TrumpRepublican28.5%990 votesOthers: 1.0% (35 votes).
Most votes in Humphreys County: Kamala D Harris
Mississippi: Trump 60.9%, Harris 38.0%
100% of Louise lies in Humphreys County. Every 2024 race in Humphreys County is on the county’s page.
Humphreys 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 Louise.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Mississippi HouseState representatives
- 3Mississippi SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Mississippi
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
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Questions about Louise’s government
How much does Louise spend per resident?
About $295 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $711 was more than 71% of 98 Mississippi cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Louise’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Louise yet.
How did Louise vote in 2024?
Mississippi counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Louise alone. Humphreys County, where 100% of Louise lies, voted Harris 70.4%, Trump 28.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Louise?
0 full-time and 11 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $5,435 (about $65,220 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Louise in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 (Joseph Thomas) and State House District 51 (Timaka James-Jones). 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 →