Town Hall · Baskin

Baskin, LA town hall & government

Baskin spent $0 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $0 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Baskin's government.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Baskin's money goes

Spent
$0
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$0
typical Louisiana cities: $1,666
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 100%

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

Town workforce

Who works for Baskin

Full-time staff
5
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$35,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
2 full-time4 part
Police
2 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
1 full-time
Fire
0 full-time1 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Franklin Parish School District

Baskin's K–12 school district, shared with Gilbert, Winnsboro and Wisner. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$16,701
Louisiana: $15,623
Students
2,685
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$5.5 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Louisiana districts overall: 47% local, 34% state, 19% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 45%
  • Federal 30%

Of the $16,701 per pupil, $8,557 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Local

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Baskin

Baskin is represented in Congress by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Representative Julia Letlow. Jeff Landry is governor.

All of Baskin's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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