The U.S. Census Bureau
 
Table 1.  State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government
                 and by State: 2001 - 02
(Dollar amounts are in thousands.  For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Revised October 2005)
Description Louisiana
State & local  State  Local
government government government
amount1 amount amount1
1 2 3
   
 Population (April 1, 2000, in thousands) 4,469 (X) (X)
     
                    Revenue1 27,387,749 18,093,632 13,553,512
     
               General revenue1 26,047,564 17,658,826 12,648,133
     
Intergovernmental revenue1 6,484,806 6,048,661 4,695,540
     From federal government 6,484,806 5,994,423 490,383
     From state government X X 4,205,157
     From local government1 X 54,238 X
     
General revenue from own sources   19,562,758 11,610,165 7,952,593
    Taxes   12,182,065 7,356,936 4,825,129
          Property 1,940,420 34,794 1,905,626
          Sales and gross receipts   6,948,740 4,191,609 2,757,131
               General sales   4,838,025 2,326,873 2,511,152
               Selective sales 2,110,715 1,864,736 245,979
                    Motor fuel 558,892 558,892 -
                    Alcoholic beverage 54,961 51,360 3,601
                    Tobacco products 128,521 128,521 -
                    Public utilities   160,170 7,549 152,621
                    Other selective sales   1,208,171 1,118,414 89,757
          Individual income   1,788,922 1,788,733 189
          Corporate income   264,419 264,419 -
          License taxes 518,594 514,724 3,870
            Motor vehicle license   118,331 114,461 3,870
          Other taxes   720,970 562,657 158,313
     
     Charges and miscellaneous general  revenue   7,380,693 4,253,229 3,127,464
          Current charges   4,440,637 2,217,808 2,222,829
               Education   994,557 926,951 67,606
                    Institutions of higher education   904,283 904,283 -
                    School lunch sales (gross) 45,587 - 45,587
               Hospitals   2,307,638 971,246 1,336,392
               Highways   39,660 35,810 3,850
               Air transportation (airports)   86,424 75 86,349
               Parking facilities   5,773 - 5,773
               Sea and inland port facilities   87,927 47,794 40,133
               Natural resources   10,567 10,367 200
               Parks and recreation   135,219 98,946 36,273
               Housing and community development   43,524 2,733 40,791
               Sewerage   235,441 - 235,441
               Solid waste management   117,550 - 117,550
               Other charges   376,357 123,886 252,471
     
          Miscellaneous general revenue   2,940,056 2,035,421 904,635
               Interest earnings   1,113,931 530,112 583,819
               Special assessments   5,081 - 5,081
               Sale of property   36,255 29,170 7,085
               Other general revenue   1,784,789 1,476,139 308,650
     
               Other than general revenue 1,340,185 434,806 905,379
     
Utility revenue 900,048 4,967 895,081
     Water supply   284,921 2,590 282,331
     Electric power   474,849 2,377 472,472
     Gas supply   97,245 - 97,245
     Transit   43,033 - 43,033
     
Liquor store revenue   - - -
     
Insurance trust revenue   440,137 429,839 10,298
     Unemployment compensation   251,434 251,434 -
     Employee retirement   148,393 138,095 10,298
     Workers' compensation   40,310 40,310 -
     Other insurance trust revenue   - - -
     
                Expenditure1 27,341,667 17,993,401 13,523,445
     
     Intergovernmental expenditure1 - 4,168,290 6,889
     Direct expenditure   27,341,667 13,825,111 13,516,556
          Current operations   20,406,944 9,408,677 10,998,267
          Capital outlay   2,925,141 1,153,171 1,771,970
               Construction   2,183,751 905,599 1,278,152
               Other capital outlay   741,390 247,572 493,818
          Assistance and subsidies   603,335 603,133 202
          Interest on debt   1,105,112 505,717 599,395
          Insurance benefits and repayments 2,301,135 2,154,413 146,722
          Exhibit: Salaries and wages   9,494,793 3,709,689 5,785,104
     
Direct expenditure by function 27,341,667 13,825,111 13,516,556
     Direct general expenditure   23,994,677 11,668,103 12,326,574
          Capital outlay   2,742,597 1,153,171 1,589,426
          Other direct general expenditure    21,252,080 10,514,932 10,737,148
     
          Education services:      
               Education   7,994,460 2,771,250 5,223,210
                       Capital outlay   637,325 194,106 443,219
                   Higher education   2,092,465 2,092,465 -
                        Capital outlay   183,604 183,604 -
                   Elementary & secondary   5,223,210 - 5,223,210
                        Capital outlay   443,219 - 443,219
                   Other education   678,785 678,785 -
               Libraries   113,248 8,267 104,981
     
          Social services and income maintenance:      
               Public welfare   3,036,476 2,984,986 51,490
                    Cash assistance payments 214,012 213,810 202
                    Vendor payments   2,403,181 2,402,937 244
                    Other public welfare   419,283 368,239 51,044
               Hospitals   3,066,062 1,489,173 1,576,889
                    Capital outlay   193,804 31,367 162,437
               Health   555,215 443,027 112,188
               Social insurance administration    95,858 95,858 -
               Veterans' services   14,890 14,890 -
     
          Transportation:      
               Highways   1,530,557 950,801 579,756
                    Capital outlay   857,695 616,820 240,875
               Air transportation (airports) 136,255 3,698 132,557
               Parking facilities   9,883 - 9,883
               Sea and inland port facilities   180,642 123,481 57,161
               Transit subsidies   15,189 - 15,189
     
          Public safety:      
               Police protection   889,447 194,931 694,516
               Fire protection   359,299 - 359,299
               Correction   774,344 479,744 294,600
                    Capital outlay   41,219 17,335 23,884
               Protective inspection and regulation   100,691 49,658 51,033
     
          Environment and housing:      
               Natural resources   421,392 316,890 104,502
                    Capital outlay   61,505 31,686 29,819
               Parks and recreation   410,375 184,829 225,546
                    Capital outlay   107,530 49,165 58,365
               Housing and community development    369,498 16,056 353,442
               Sewerage   349,398 - 349,398
                    Capital outlay   131,624 - 131,624
               Solid waste management   268,546 19,112 249,434
                    Capital outlay   19,306 1,044 18,262
     
          Governmental administration:      
               Financial administration   521,867 276,602 245,265
               Judicial and legal   443,778 141,761 302,017
               General public buildings 190,090 93,599 96,491
               Other governmental administration    245,378 64,120 181,258
          Interest on general debt   1,054,234 505,717 548,517
     
          General expenditure, n.e.c.:      
               Miscellaneous commercial activities   343 - 343
               Other and unallocable   847,262 439,653 407,609
     
     Utility expenditure 1,045,855 2,595 1,043,260
               Capital outlay   182,544 - 182,544
          Water supply   386,201 1,741 384,460
          Electric power   407,181 854 406,327
          Gas supply   91,803 - 91,803
          Transit   160,670 - 160,670
     
     Liquor store expenditure   - - -
     
     Insurance trust expenditure 2,301,135 2,154,413 146,722
          Unemployment compensation   284,166 284,166 -
          Employee retirement   2,016,969 1,870,247 146,722
          Workers' compensation   - - -
          Other insurance trust   - - -
     
               Debt outstanding   20,985,667 9,232,827 11,752,840
     
Short-term    32,466 8,525 23,941
Long-term    20,953,201 9,224,302 11,728,899
     Full faith and credit   6,663,299 2,280,396 4,382,903
     Nonguaranteed   14,289,902 6,943,906 7,345,996
     
Long-term debt by purpose:      
     Public debt for private purposes   7,566,143 4,022,028 3,544,115
     Education   2,454,246 224,279 2,229,967
     Utilities   975,406 - 975,406
     Other   9,957,406 4,977,995 4,979,411
Long-term debt issued   3,074,810 1,900,145 1,174,665
Long-term debt retired   1,546,665 649,806 896,859
     
                Cash and security holdings   49,730,802 36,320,903 13,409,899
     
Insurance trust funds   26,459,528 24,094,339 2,365,189
     Unemployment compensation    1,574,481 1,574,481 -
     Employee retirement   24,769,093 22,403,904 2,365,189
     Workers' compensation   115,954 115,954 -
     Miscellaneous   - - -
     
Other than insurance trust funds   23,271,274 12,226,564 11,044,710
     By purpose:      
          Offsets to debt   9,472,620 4,983,389 4,489,231
          Bond funds   2,105,681 679,547 1,426,134
          Other   11,692,973 6,563,628 5,129,345
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded.
Abbreviations and symbols:  -  zero or rounds to zero;  (NA)   not available;  (X)   not applicable
Population source: U. S. Census Bureau, Population Division, released December 28, 2000

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division
Created: December 09 2005
Last Revised: December 09 2005