Town Hall · Logansport

Logansport, LA town hall & government

Logansport spent $237,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $153 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Logansport's money goes

Spent
$237,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$153
typical Louisiana cities: $1,666
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Housing & development
$136,00057%
Water & other utilities
$100,00042%
Paid to other governments
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 37%
  • Fees & charges 22%
  • From the federal government 18%
  • Sales taxes 13%
  • Property taxes 5%
  • Other taxes & licenses 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Logansport

Full-time staff
7
8 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$51,600
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
7 full-time6 part
Housing & development
0 full-time2 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

De Soto Parish School District

Logansport's K–12 school district, shared with Grand Cane, Keachi, Longstreet, Mansfield, South Mansfield and Stanley. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$19,190
Louisiana: $15,623
Students
5,135
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 75%
  • State 14%
  • Federal 10%

Of the $19,190 per pupil, $10,745 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 Logansport pay

Typical tax bill
$199
a year · Louisiana typical $1,180
Effective rate
0.16%
of home value · Louisiana 0.55%
Typical home value
$126,600
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

Contact Logansport's government

Town hall & decisions in Logansport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Logansport

Logansport is represented in Congress by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy and Representative Mike Johnson. Jeff Landry is governor.

All of Logansport'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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