Parish government · West Feliciana Parish, LA

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

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2023), West Feliciana Parish took in $78.6 million and spent $78.9 million.

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

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (hospital bills, gas)52%Parish taxes23%Fines and other10%Local tax money5.2%State tax money5.1%Federal tax money4.5%

What stands out

52%

of West Feliciana 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 taxes23%

Property tax
16%$12.9 million
Sales tax
5.0%$4.0 million
Other taxes
1.2%$928 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses; pari-mutuel (betting) taxes and 2 more
  • Other licenses$484 thousand
  • Pari-mutuel (betting) taxes$252 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$190 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$2 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services52%

Fees for services
52%$41.0 million
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; gas and 4 more
  • Hospital bills$32.7 million
  • Gas$2.9 million
  • Other service charges$2.8 million
  • Water$2.2 million
  • Sewer$227 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$222 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money4.5%

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

From the federal government
4.5%$3.5 million

State tax money5.1%

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

From the state
5.1%$4.0 million

Local tax money5.2%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
5.2%$4.1 million

Fines and other10%

Interest, rents and other
8.8%$6.9 million
Fines
1.6%$1.3 million

Where it goes

Health and hospitals45%Police, fire, courts and jails31%Water, sewer, trash and utilities9.0%Running the government and other costs5.4%Roads, transit and parking4.0%All other spending5.9%

What stands out

45%

of West Feliciana 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
45%$35.4 million
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$34.8 million
  • Public health$622 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
31%$24.4 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$23.7 million
  • Courts and legal services$710 thousand
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
9.0%$7.1 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; gas supply and 2 more
  • Water supply$2.7 million
  • Gas supply$2.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.3 million
  • Sewer systems$606 thousand
Running the government and other costs
5.4%$4.2 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); government buildings and 2 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$1.8 million
  • Government buildings$1.3 million
  • Other and not broken out$780 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$292 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
4.0%$3.1 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$3.1 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
2.8%$2.2 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.6 million
  • Libraries$651 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.6%$1.3 million
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$1.3 million
Interest on debt
1.4%$1.1 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt; interest on gas supply debt and 1 more
  • Interest on general debt$910 thousand
  • Interest on gas supply debt$111 thousand
  • Interest on water supply debt$75 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

West Feliciana 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 West 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.