Table 2. Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2001 - 02 | |||||
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Revised October 2005) | |||||
Description | Louisiana | ||||
County | Municipal | Township | Special District | School District | |
government | government | government | government | government | |
amount | amount | amount | amount | amount | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Revenue1 | 3,990,746 | 4,128,029 | - | 295,400 | 5,227,536 |
General revenue1 | 3,886,229 | 3,433,669 | - | 188,898 | 5,227,536 |
Intergovernmental revenue1 | 804,434 | 715,518 | - | 38,946 | 3,224,841 |
From federal government | 122,382 | 279,709 | - | 20,914 | 67,378 |
From state government | 671,155 | 381,431 | X | 16,151 | 3,136,420 |
From local government1 | 10,897 | 54,378 | X | 1,881 | 21,043 |
General revenue from own sources | 3,081,795 | 2,718,151 | - | 149,952 | 2,002,695 |
Taxes | 1,281,020 | 1,616,281 | - | 83,842 | 1,843,986 |
Property | 682,487 | 470,676 | - | 20,236 | 732,227 |
Sales and gross receipts | 556,567 | 1,037,803 | - | 51,002 | 1,111,759 |
General sales | 508,314 | 840,077 | - | 51,002 | 1,111,759 |
Selective sales | 48,253 | 197,726 | - | - | - |
Motor fuel | - | - | - | - | - |
Alcoholic beverage | 936 | 2,665 | - | - | - |
Tobacco products | - | - | - | - | - |
Public utilities | 26,082 | 126,539 | - | - | - |
Other selective sales | 21,235 | 68,522 | - | - | - |
Individual income | - | 189 | - | - | - |
Corporate income | - | - | - | - | - |
License taxes | 52 | 3,818 | - | - | - |
Motor vehicle license | 52 | 3,818 | - | - | - |
Other taxes | 41,914 | 103,795 | - | 12,604 | - |
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue | 1,800,775 | 1,101,870 | - | 66,110 | 158,709 |
Current charges | 1,377,485 | 727,440 | - | 50,298 | 67,606 |
Education | - | - | - | - | 67,606 |
Institutions of higher education | - | - | - | - | - |
School lunch sales (gross) | - | - | - | - | 45,587 |
Hospitals | 1,166,179 | 170,213 | - | - | - |
Highways | 389 | 3,461 | - | - | - |
Air transportation (airports) | 3,218 | 80,533 | - | 2,598 | - |
Parking facilities | 306 | 5,467 | - | - | - |
Sea and inland port facilities | 1,971 | - | - | 38,162 | - |
Natural resources | - | - | - | 200 | - |
Parks and recreation | 9,623 | 26,650 | - | - | - |
Housing and community development | 2,760 | 38,031 | - | - | - |
Sewerage | 35,893 | 199,548 | - | - | - |
Solid waste management | 25,671 | 91,153 | - | 726 | - |
Other charges | 131,475 | 112,384 | - | 8,612 | - |
Miscellaneous general revenue | 423,290 | 374,430 | - | 15,812 | 91,103 |
Interest earnings | 304,982 | 207,356 | - | 14,119 | 57,362 |
Special assessments | 643 | 4,438 | - | - | - |
Sale of property | 3,270 | 3,111 | - | 704 | - |
Other general revenue | 114,395 | 159,525 | - | 989 | 33,741 |
Other than general revenue | 104,517 | 694,360 | - | 106,502 | - |
Utility revenue | 104,295 | 684,284 | - | 106,502 | - |
Water supply | 90,613 | 191,318 | - | 400 | - |
Electric power | - | 406,174 | - | 66,298 | - |
Gas supply | 13,497 | 83,288 | - | 460 | - |
Transit | 185 | 3,504 | - | 39,344 | - |
Liquor store revenue | - | - | - | - | - |
Insurance trust revenue | 222 | 10,076 | - | - | - |
Unemployment compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Employee retirement | 222 | 10,076 | - | - | - |
Workers' compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Other insurance trust revenue | - | - | - | - | - |
Expenditure1 | 3,803,639 | 4,130,431 | - | 301,882 | 5,296,527 |
Intergovernmental expenditure1 | 8,536 | 5,106 | - | 2,281 | - |
Direct expenditure | 3,795,103 | 4,125,325 | - | 299,601 | 5,296,527 |
Current operations | 3,037,983 | 3,001,942 | - | 209,595 | 4,748,747 |
Capital outlay | 515,750 | 745,500 | - | 67,718 | 443,002 |
Construction | 318,616 | 647,051 | - | 44,282 | 268,203 |
Other capital outlay | 197,134 | 98,449 | - | 23,436 | 174,799 |
Assistance and subsidies | 202 | - | - | - | - |
Interest on debt | 239,129 | 233,200 | - | 22,288 | 104,778 |
Insurance benefits and repayments | 2,039 | 144,683 | - | - | - |
Exhibit: Salaries and wages | 1,362,298 | 1,249,806 | - | 86,050 | 3,086,950 |
Direct expenditure by function | 3,795,103 | 4,125,325 | - | 299,601 | 5,296,527 |
Direct general expenditure | 3,667,317 | 3,252,938 | - | 109,792 | 5,296,527 |
Capital outlay | 478,136 | 625,649 | - | 42,639 | 443,002 |
Other direct general expenditure | 3,189,181 | 2,627,289 | - | 67,153 | 4,853,525 |
Education services: | |||||
Education | 30,350 | 1,111 | - | - | 5,191,749 |
Capital outlay | 211 | 6 | - | - | 443,002 |
Higher education | - | - | - | - | - |
Capital outlay | - | - | - | - | - |
Elementary & secondary | 30,350 | 1,111 | - | - | 5,191,749 |
Capital outlay | 211 | 6 | - | - | 443,002 |
Other education | - | - | - | - | - |
Libraries | 75,807 | 29,087 | - | 87 | - |
Social services and income maintenance: | |||||
Public welfare | 41,598 | 9,892 | - | - | - |
Cash assistance payments | 202 | - | - | - | - |
Vendor payments | 100 | 144 | - | - | - |
Other public welfare | 41,296 | 9,748 | - | - | - |
Hospitals | 1,371,346 | 205,543 | - | - | - |
Capital outlay | 137,657 | 24,780 | - | - | - |
Health | 71,910 | 40,278 | - | - | - |
Social insurance administration | - | - | - | - | - |
Veterans' services | - | - | - | - | - |
Transportation: | |||||
Highways | 299,501 | 280,184 | - | 71 | - |
Capital outlay | 111,217 | 129,658 | - | - | - |
Air transportation (airports) | 7,871 | 118,191 | - | 6,495 | - |
Parking facilities | 349 | 9,534 | - | - | - |
Sea and inland port facilities | 4,621 | 1,015 | - | 51,525 | - |
Transit subsidies | 13,750 | 1,439 | - | - | - |
Public safety: | |||||
Police protection | 281,981 | 412,535 | - | - | - |
Fire protection | 98,773 | 260,526 | - | - | - |
Correction | 224,795 | 69,805 | - | - | - |
Capital outlay | 20,265 | 3,619 | - | - | - |
Protective inspection and regulation | 30,708 | 20,325 | - | - | - |
Environment and housing: | |||||
Natural resources | 83,061 | 18,790 | - | 2,651 | - |
Capital outlay | 19,431 | 9,788 | - | 600 | - |
Parks and recreation | 66,639 | 158,907 | - | - | - |
Capital outlay | 14,412 | 43,953 | - | - | - |
Housing and community development | 69,114 | 284,328 | - | - | - |
Sewerage | 64,233 | 285,165 | - | - | - |
Capital outlay | 19,432 | 112,192 | - | - | - |
Solid waste management | 92,119 | 148,461 | - | 8,854 | - |
Capital outlay | 6,810 | 9,654 | - | 1,798 | - |
Governmental administration: | |||||
Financial administration | 119,859 | 125,406 | - | - | - |
Judicial and legal | 169,808 | 132,209 | - | - | - |
General public buildings | 38,883 | 57,608 | - | - | - |
Other governmental administration | 74,475 | 106,783 | - | - | - |
Interest on general debt | 232,496 | 196,332 | - | 14,911 | 104,778 |
General expenditure, n.e.c.: | |||||
Miscellaneous commercial activities | - | 343 | - | - | - |
Other and unallocable | 103,270 | 279,141 | - | 25,198 | - |
Utility expenditure | 125,747 | 727,704 | - | 189,809 | - |
Capital outlay | 37,614 | 119,851 | - | 25,079 | - |
Water supply | 110,797 | 272,630 | - | 1,033 | - |
Electric power | - | 345,058 | - | 61,269 | - |
Gas supply | 13,430 | 77,905 | - | 468 | - |
Transit | 1,520 | 32,111 | - | 127,039 | - |
Liquor store expenditure | - | - | - | - | - |
Insurance trust expenditure | 2,039 | 144,683 | - | - | - |
Unemployment compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Employee retirement | 2,039 | 144,683 | - | - | - |
Workers' compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Other insurance trust | - | - | - | - | - |
Debt outstanding | 4,273,063 | 4,797,196 | - | 452,614 | 2,229,967 |
Short-term | 12,066 | 9,598 | - | 2,277 | - |
Long-term | 4,260,997 | 4,787,598 | - | 450,337 | 2,229,967 |
Full faith and credit | 625,931 | 1,496,830 | - | 30,175 | 2,229,967 |
Nonguaranteed | 3,635,066 | 3,290,768 | - | 420,162 | - |
Long-term debt by purpose: | |||||
Public debt for private purposes | 2,440,634 | 1,017,637 | - | 85,844 | - |
Education | - | - | - | - | 2,229,967 |
Utilities | 121,386 | 644,959 | - | 209,061 | - |
Other | 1,698,977 | 3,125,002 | - | 155,432 | - |
Long-term debt issued | 357,319 | 456,127 | - | 77,735 | 283,484 |
Long-term debt retired | 384,737 | 342,444 | - | 22,677 | 147,001 |
Cash and security holdings | 5,139,666 | 6,377,741 | - | 273,362 | 1,619,130 |
Insurance trust funds | 26,056 | 2,339,133 | - | - | - |
Unemployment compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Employee retirement | 26,056 | 2,339,133 | - | - | - |
Workers' compensation | - | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous | - | - | - | - | - |
Other than insurance trust funds | 5,113,610 | 4,038,608 | - | 273,362 | 1,619,130 |
By purpose: | |||||
Offsets to debt | 2,805,659 | 1,374,052 | - | 117,750 | 191,770 |
Bond funds | 213,837 | 737,815 | - | 8,418 | 466,064 |
Other | 2,094,114 | 1,926,741 | - | 147,194 | 961,296 |
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded. | |||||
Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; (NA) not available; (X) not applicable | |||||
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division Created: December 09 2005 Last Revised: December 09 2005
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