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Walker, LA town hall & government

Walker spent $21.5 million in the year to December 31, 2024, about $3,364 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Walker's money goes

Spent
$21.5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2024
Per resident
$3,364
typical Louisiana cities: $2,793
Long-term debt
$12.5 million
$1,961 per resident
Water & other utilities
$7.6 million36%
Police
$3.3 million15%
Administration & buildings
$3.1 million14%
Roads & transportation
$2.8 million13%
Sewer & trash
$2.1 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1.5 million7%
Health & welfare
$557,0003%
Interest on debt
$537,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 53%
  • Sales taxes 25%
  • Fees & charges 8%
  • From the federal government 7%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • Property taxes 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Walker

Full-time staff
98
19 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,600
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
18
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
22 full-time9 part
Water & other utilities
23 full-time
Administration & buildings
19 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
14 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
7 full-time
Sewer & trash
5 full-time
Health & welfare
4 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
1 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

Livingston Parish School District

Walker's K–12 school district, shared with Albany, Denham Springs, French Settlement, Killian, Livingston and Port Vincent. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,360
Louisiana: $15,623
Students
27,843
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$97.1 million
at year end

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

  • Local 36%
  • State 53%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $12,360 per pupil, $7,321 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 Walker pay

Typical tax bill
$859
a year · Louisiana typical $1,180
Effective rate
0.38%
of home value · Louisiana 0.55%
Typical home value
$227,800
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.

Local

Contact Walker's government

🏛️ Official websitewalker.la.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Walker →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Walker

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

All of Walker'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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