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Iota, LA town hall & government

Iota spent $378,000 in the year to June 30, 2022, about $265 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Iota's money goes

Spent
$378,000
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$265
typical Louisiana cities: $1,666
Long-term debt
$498,000
$349 per resident
Police
$138,00037%
Water & other utilities
$124,00033%
Sewer & trash
$79,00021%
Administration & buildings
$29,0008%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$8,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 16%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • From the state 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%

Iota 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 Iota

Full-time staff
9
4 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$33,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
3
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
3 full-time3 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Roads & transportation
2 full-time
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Other
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

Acadia Parish School District

Iota's K–12 school district, shared with Church Point, Crowley, Estherwood, Mermentau, Morse and Rayne. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,594
Louisiana: $15,623
Students
9,459
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

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

  • Local 24%
  • State 42%
  • Federal 34%

Of the $13,594 per pupil, $7,465 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Iota pay

Typical tax bill
$555
a year · Louisiana typical $1,180
Effective rate
0.35%
of home value · Louisiana 0.55%
Typical home value
$157,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

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Town hall & decisions in Iota →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Iota

Iota is represented in Congress by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Representative Clay Higgins. Jeff Landry is governor.

All of Iota'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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