Parish government · East Feliciana Parish, LA

East Feliciana Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), East Feliciana Parish took in $21.0 million and spent $18.6 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes61%Fees for services (gas, water)12%State tax money11%Local tax money8.4%Federal tax money5.1%Fines and other2.6%

What stands out

24%

of East Feliciana Parish's money comes from sales tax.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 1.6%.

Parish taxes61%

Property tax
34%$7.1 million
Sales tax
24%$5.1 million
Other taxes
3.2%$678 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; severance taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$403 thousand
  • Severance taxes$262 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$13 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services12%

Fees for services
12%$2.4 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; gas and 2 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Gas$777 thousand
  • Water$442 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$25 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
5.1%$1.1 million

State tax money11%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
11%$2.4 million

Local tax money8.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
8.4%$1.8 million

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
1.9%$393 thousand
Fines
0.8%$163 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails38%Water, sewer, trash and utilities22%Running the government and other costs19%Roads, transit and parking15%Parks, recreation and libraries3.2%All other spending2.7%

What stands out

22%

of East Feliciana Parish's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 0.8%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
38%$7.1 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; courts and legal services and 1 more
  • Police$5.3 million
  • Courts and legal services$1.5 million
  • Fire protection$347 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
22%$4.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste; gas supply and 1 more
  • Garbage and solid waste$2.5 million
  • Gas supply$867 thousand
  • Water supply$734 thousand
Running the government and other costs
19%$3.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 1 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.1 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$7 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
15%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.2%$603 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$595 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$8 thousand
Health and hospitals
2.1%$386 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$386 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$82 thousand
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$67 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$15 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.1%$27 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$27 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

East Feliciana Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of East Feliciana Parish itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.