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Olla, LA town hall & government

Olla spent $2 million in the year to June 30, 2022, about $1,482 per resident.

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

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Olla's money goes

Spent
$2 million
fiscal year to June 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,482
typical Louisiana cities: $1,666
Long-term debt
$951,000
$694 per resident
Housing & development
$524,00026%
Water & other utilities
$386,00019%
Sewer & trash
$363,00018%
Administration & buildings
$344,00017%
Police
$259,00013%
Fire
$73,0004%
Parks & libraries
$13,0001%
Paid to other governments
$8,000<1%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$5,000<1%
Health & welfare
$3,000<1%
Other
$54,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 38%
  • Fees & charges 17%
  • Interest, fines & other 15%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Sales taxes 6%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Property taxes 1%

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

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Olla

Full-time staff
15
7 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$25,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
1
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
8 full-time1 part
Police
2 full-time3 part
Housing & development
2 full-time
Water & other utilities
2 full-time
Fire
0 full-time2 part
Sewer & trash
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. Olla didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

La Salle Parish School District

Olla's K–12 school district, shared with Jena, Urania and Tullos. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$14,949
Louisiana: $15,623
Students
2,556
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 37%
  • State 49%
  • Federal 14%

Of the $14,949 per pupil, $8,344 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.

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Olla

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

All of Olla'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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