Parish government · LaSalle Parish, LA

Lasalle Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Lasalle Parish took in $87.8 million and spent $128 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, water)69%Parish taxes12%Fines and other11%State tax money5.9%Federal tax money1.7%

What stands out

69%

of Lasalle Parish's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people gets 8.4%.

Parish taxes12%

Property tax
9.2%$8.1 million
Sales tax
1.9%$1.7 million
Other taxes
1.0%$916 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere; occupation and business licenses and 1 more
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$796 thousand
  • Occupation and business licenses$117 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services69%

Fees for services
69%$60.8 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; water and 2 more
  • Hospital bills$59.9 million
  • Water$491 thousand
  • Sewer$329 thousand
  • Other service charges$89 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money1.7%

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

From the federal government
1.7%$1.5 million

State tax money5.9%

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

From the state
5.9%$5.2 million

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
<0.1%$9 thousand

Fines and other11%

Interest, rents and other
11%$9.2 million
Fines
0.5%$427 thousand

Where it goes

Health and hospitals87%Running the government and other costs5.8%Police, fire, courts and jails5.7%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.9%Sent to other local governments0.4%All other spending0.4%

What stands out

87%

of Lasalle Parish's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 4.8%.

Spending by category100%

Health and hospitals
87%$111 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$111 million
  • Public health$105 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.8%$7.4 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out and finance, tax collection and budgeting
  • Other and not broken out$6.7 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$745 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
5.7%$7.3 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$6.7 million
  • Fire protection$350 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$245 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.9%$1.2 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and sewer systems
  • Water supply$795 thousand
  • Sewer systems$382 thousand
Sent to other local governments
0.4%$577 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to the state government and sent to local governments: other and not broken out
  • Sent to the state government$444 thousand
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$133 thousand
Interest on debt
0.4%$475 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
<0.1%$42 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$42 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Lasalle Parish. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Lasalle 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.