Parish government · Red River Parish, LA

Red River Parish's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), Red River Parish took in $36.6 million and spent $20.6 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Parish taxes67%Fines and other17%State tax money6.7%Federal tax money5.6%Fees for services (road charges, sewer)3.3%Local tax money0.8%

What stands out

34%

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

Parish taxes67%

Sales tax
34%$12.6 million
Property tax
31%$11.3 million
Other taxes
1.8%$659 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$659 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.3%

Fees for services
3.3%$1.2 million
What's in fees for servicesOther service charges; road charges and 1 more
  • Other service charges$1.2 million
  • Road charges$26 thousand
  • Sewer$21 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money5.6%

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

From the federal government
5.6%$2.0 million

State tax money6.7%

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

From the state
6.7%$2.5 million

Local tax money0.8%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.8%$290 thousand

Fines and other17%

Interest, rents and other
16%$6.0 million
Fines
0.2%$77 thousand

Where it goes

Police, fire, courts and jails47%Running the government and other costs24%Roads, transit and parking16%Health and hospitals10%Parks, recreation and libraries3.1%Water, sewer, trash and utilities0.3%

What stands out

47%

of Red River Parish's spending goes to police, fire, courts and jails.A typical U.S. county of under 50,000 people spends 20%.

Spending by category100%

Police, fire, courts and jails
47%$9.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 1 more
  • Police$8.0 million
  • Fire protection$1.6 million
  • Courts and legal services$54 thousand
Running the government and other costs
24%$4.9 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology) and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$1.9 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.2 million
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$926 thousand
  • Government buildings$843 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
16%$3.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.3 million
Health and hospitals
10%$2.1 million
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$2.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
3.1%$647 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$624 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$23 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
0.3%$60 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems
  • Sewer systems$60 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Red River 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 Red River 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.