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1997 State & Local Governments
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Local Government Finance & Employment FastFacts Louisiana USA
Population as of July 1, 1996 4,350,579 265,408,707
Total Revenue 10,485,269 847,769,879
General Revenue 9,650,286 747,030,290
Intergovernmental Revenue from Federal Government 302,220 28,767,625
Intergovernmental Revenue from State Government 3,056,223 258,235,194
Total Taxes 3,760,408 284,397,653
Property Taxes 1,409,840 208,524,416
General Sales and Gross Receipts Taxes 2,169,554 45,307,452
General Current Charges 1,830,894 118,380,881
Interest Revenue 491,963 30,932,396
Other General Revenue 208,578 26,316,541
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Revenue 834,983 100,739,589
Total Expenditure 10,102,801 836,577,403
Correction Expenditure 135,838 12,972,690
Education Expenditure 3,936,328 307,927,919
Fire Protection Expenditure 236,159 19,437,491
Health Expenditure 84,484 19,909,736
Hospital Expenditure 1,191,020 39,750,901
Highways Expenditure 419,242 33,352,360
Parks and Recreation Expenditure 139,964 17,325,993
Police Protection Expenditure 603,490 40,951,617
Public Welfare Expenditure 49,571 37,930,043
Sewerage Expenditure 310,487 24,693,839
Solid Waste Management Expenditure 188,647 14,219,842
Interest on General Debt 515,937 36,110,538
Utility and Liquor Store and Insurance Trust Expenditures 896,585 104,232,107
Total Debt Outstanding 9,176,604 764,844,001
Total Cash and Securities 9,794,974 747,290,960
Total Full-Time Equivalent Employment 169,976 10,227,429
Health and Hospitals Full-Time Equivalent Employment 13,675 730,545
Education Full-Time Equivalent Employment 101,050 5,766,386
Police Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 11,791 706,178
Fire Protection Full-Time Equivalent Employment 4,280 277,152
Total March, 1997 Payroll 335,047 27,998,609
Total March, 1997 Payroll-Education 191,870 15,400,779

NOTE: All amounts are in thousands of dollars

Expenditure amounts include intergovernmental transfers

For full definitions go to our Governments Finance and Employment Classification Manual

Data Quality Statement


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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: April 16, 2004
Last revised: September 8, 2008