State of Louisiana
$46.3 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.
Where the money comes from
What stands out
50%
of Louisiana's money comes from federal tax money.A typical state government gets 35%.
Full Louisiana breakdown
State taxes37%
Other taxes
12%$5.50 billion
What's in other taxesInsurance premium taxes; severance taxes and 13 more
- Insurance premium taxes$1.33 billion
- Severance taxes$829 million
- Amusement taxes$809 million
- Corporation licenses$696 million
- Other selective sales taxes$626 million
- Motor fuel taxes$622 million
- Tobacco taxes$221 million
- Occupation and business licenses$126 million
- Motor vehicle licenses$82.7 million
- Alcoholic beverage taxes$76.2 million
- Hunting and fishing licenses$32.6 million
- Public utility licenses$15.1 million
- Driver's licenses$12.8 million
- Public utility taxes$10.3 million
- Other licenses$5.9 million
Amounts are by Census tax category.
Individual income tax
11%$4.88 billion
Sales tax
11%$4.87 billion
Business income tax
2.3%$1.01 billion
Property tax
0.3%$131 million
Fees for services5.8%
Fees for services
5.8%$2.56 billion
What's in fees for servicesCollege tuition; university housing and dining and 12 more
- College tuition$1.35 billion
- University housing and dining$514 million
- Other service charges$324 million
- Ports and waterways$160 million
- Parks and recreation$133 million
- Parks, land and natural resources$28.3 million
- Tolls on roads and bridges$22.6 million
- Water$9.0 million
- Hospital bills$8.7 million
- Housing$5.8 million
- Electric power$4.8 million
- Other education charges$3.9 million
- Road charges$542 thousand
- Airport$338 thousand
Amounts are by Census type of charge.
Federal tax money50%
Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.
From the federal government
50%$22.4 billion
Local tax money1.3%
Money passed on by the county or other local governments.
From local governments
1.3%$578 million
Fines and other5.9%
Interest, rents and other
5.7%$2.55 billion
Fines
0.2%$97.6 million
Where the money goes
What stands out
41%
of Louisiana's spending goes to social services.A typical state government spends 31%.
Full Louisiana breakdown
Spending by category100%
Social services
41%$19.0 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; unemployment and social insurance offices and 2 more
- Other public welfare$18.6 billion
- Unemployment and social insurance offices$237 million
- Welfare institutions$66.3 million
- Veterans' services$13.5 million
Sent to local governments
21%$9.62 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 16 more
- Sent to school districts$7.13 billion
- Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$1.71 billion
- Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$180 million
- Sent to local governments: police$135 million
- Sent to local governments: roads and highways$116 million
- Sent to local governments: general support$110 million
- Sent to local governments: other education$66.6 million
- Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$52.5 million
- Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$40.3 million
- Sent to local governments: housing and community development$23.2 million
- Sent to local governments: elementary and secondary schools$21.7 million
- Sent to local governments: hospitals$17.7 million
- Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$6.5 million
- Sent to local governments: finance, tax collection and budgeting$5.3 million
- Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$883 thousand
- Sent to local governments: other government administration$105 thousand
- Sent to local governments: public health$105 thousand
- Sent to local governments: other public welfare$2 thousand
Schools and colleges
14%$6.39 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 3 more
- Colleges and universities$4.23 billion
- Scholarships and other education subsidies$925 million
- College housing, dining and bookstores$730 million
- Other education$497 million
- Elementary and secondary schools$7.8 million
Running the government and other costs
7.5%$3.47 billion
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 3 more
- Other and not broken out$2.13 billion
- Finance, tax collection and budgeting$911 million
- Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$272 million
- Other government administration$119 million
- Government buildings$35.0 million
Roads, transit and parking
6.1%$2.84 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; ports and harbors and 2 more
- Roads and highways$2.52 billion
- Ports and harbors$268 million
- Airports$29.6 million
- Toll roads and bridges$20.2 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
3.3%$1.52 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
- Prisons and jails$631 million
- Police$371 million
- Courts and legal services$203 million
- Probation, parole and other corrections$200 million
- Inspections and regulation$112 million
Environment and natural resources
2.9%$1.35 billion
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
- Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.35 billion
Health and hospitals
2.6%$1.22 billion
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health and hospitals
- Public health$689 million
- Hospitals$535 million
Interest on debt
1.0%$461 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.9%$404 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
- Parks and recreation$397 million
- Libraries$7.5 million
Housing and community development
0.1%$68.9 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
<0.1%$7.7 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply and electric power
- Water supply$4.3 million
- Electric power$3.4 million