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Table 1. State and Local Government Finances by Level of Government and by State: 2003-04 | |||||
(Dollar amounts are in thousands. Coefficients of variation (CV) are expressed as percents. For meaning | |||||
of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table.) | |||||
Description | Louisiana | ||||
State & local | State & local | State | Local | Local | |
government | government | government | government | government | |
amount1 | CV | amount | amount1 | CV | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Revenue1 | 34,117,237 | 0.09 | 23,451,376 | 15,245,759 | 0.26 |
General revenue1 | 27,915,026 | 0.1 | 18,877,276 | 13,617,648 | 0.29 |
Intergovernmental revenue1 | 7,622,353 | 0.15 | 6,995,885 | 5,206,366 | 0.5 |
From Federal Government | 7,622,353 | 0.15 | 6,900,021 | 722,332 | 1.58 |
From State government1 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 4,484,034 | 0.49 |
From local governments1 | (1) | 0 | 95,864 | (1) | 0 |
General revenue from own sources | 20,292,673 | 0.14 | 11,881,391 | 8,411,282 | 0.34 |
Taxes | 13,065,430 | 0.11 | 7,741,289 | 5,324,141 | 0.26 |
Property | 2,263,204 | 0.39 | 39,739 | 2,223,465 | 0.4 |
Sales and gross receipts | 7,239,436 | 0.15 | 4,321,306 | 2,918,130 | 0.37 |
General sales | 5,329,806 | 0.18 | 2,680,716 | 2,649,090 | 0.36 |
Selective sales | 1,909,630 | 0.32 | 1,640,590 | 269,040 | 2.27 |
Motor fuel | 560,769 | 0 | 560,769 | 0 | 0 |
Alcoholic beverage | 55,579 | 0.26 | 53,422 | 2,157 | 6.6 |
Tobacco products | 101,040 | 0 | 101,040 | 0 | 0 |
Public utilities | 172,526 | 1.17 | 7,467 | 165,059 | 1.22 |
Other selective sales | 1,019,716 | 0.56 | 917,892 | 101,824 | 5.61 |
Individual income | 2,192,038 | 0 | 2,192,038 | 0 | 0 |
Corporate income | 236,745 | 0 | 236,745 | 0 | 0 |
Motor vehicle license | 117,463 | 0.07 | 114,090 | 3,373 | 2.33 |
Other taxes | 1,016,544 | 0.33 | 837,371 | 179,173 | 1.87 |
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue | 7,227,243 | 0.4 | 4,140,102 | 3,087,141 | 0.93 |
Current charges | 4,656,347 | 0.39 | 2,390,841 | 2,265,506 | 0.8 |
Education | 1,034,776 | 0 | 972,375 | 62,401 | 0 |
Institutions of higher education | 953,406 | 0 | 953,406 | 0 | 0 |
School lunch sales (gross) | 45,183 | 0 | 0 | 45,183 | 0 |
Hospitals | 2,265,928 | 0.77 | 1,078,894 | 1,187,034 | 1.46 |
Highways | 43,135 | 0.07 | 37,311 | 5,824 | 0.52 |
Air transportation (airports) | 113,829 | 0.27 | 75 | 113,754 | 0.27 |
Parking facilities | 5,942 | 0 | 0 | 5,942 | 0 |
Sea and inland port facilities | 90,976 | 1.95 | 47,691 | 43,285 | 4.1 |
Natural resources | 7,526 | 0 | 7,326 | 200 | 0 |
Parks and recreation | 133,601 | 0.16 | 64,560 | 69,041 | 0.32 |
Housing and community development | 46,709 | 2.73 | 1,073 | 45,636 | 2.79 |
Sewerage | 281,857 | 1.35 | 0 | 281,857 | 1.35 |
Solid waste management | 127,449 | 1.85 | 0 | 127,449 | 1.85 |
Other charges | 504,619 | 1.32 | 181,536 | 323,083 | 2.06 |
Miscellaneous general revenue | 2,570,896 | 0.84 | 1,749,261 | 821,635 | 2.63 |
Interest earnings | 965,269 | 0.15 | 541,758 | 423,511 | 0.33 |
Special assessments | 18,946 | 3.3 | 0 | 18,946 | 3.3 |
Sale of property | 39,645 | 1.27 | 33,416 | 6,229 | 8.09 |
Other general revenue | 1,547,036 | 1.41 | 1,174,087 | 372,949 | 5.84 |
Utility revenue | 1,028,664 | 0.72 | 4,870 | 1,023,794 | 0.72 |
Water supply | 314,341 | 2.1 | 2,745 | 311,596 | 2.11 |
Electric power | 541,396 | 0.32 | 2,125 | 539,271 | 0.32 |
Gas supply | 129,580 | 2 | 0 | 129,580 | 2 |
Transit | 43,347 | 0 | 0 | 43,347 | 0 |
Liquor store revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Insurance trust revenue | 5,173,547 | 0.02 | 4,569,230 | 604,317 | 0.2 |
Unemployment compensation | 280,909 | 0 | 280,909 | 0 | 0 |
Employee retirement | 4,846,294 | 0.03 | 4,241,977 | 604,317 | 0.2 |
Workers' compensation | 46,344 | 0 | 46,344 | 0 | 0 |
Other insurance trust revenue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Expenditure1 | 31,099,486 | 0.19 | 20,482,301 | 15,038,198 | 0.4 |
By character and object: | |||||
Intergovernmental expenditure1 | 0 | 0 | 4,410,251 | 10,762 | 0.17 |
Direct expenditure | 31,099,486 | 0.19 | 16,072,050 | 15,027,436 | 0.4 |
Current operations | 23,215,510 | 0.19 | 11,128,275 | 12,087,235 | 0.37 |
Capital outlay | 3,408,611 | 0.94 | 1,303,178 | 2,105,433 | 1.52 |
Construction | 2,659,257 | 1.07 | 1,054,324 | 1,604,933 | 1.77 |
Other capital outlay | 749,354 | 1.17 | 248,854 | 500,500 | 1.75 |
Assistance and subsidies | 501,583 | 0 | 501,576 | 7 | 0 |
Interest on debt | 1,344,488 | 0.25 | 679,412 | 665,076 | 0.5 |
Insurance benefits and repayments | 2,629,294 | 0.02 | 2,459,609 | 169,685 | 0.34 |
Exhibit: Salaries and wages | 9,853,860 | 0.22 | 3,754,815 | 6,099,045 | 0.35 |
Direct expenditure by function | 31,099,486 | 0.19 | 16,072,050 | 15,027,436 | 0.4 |
Direct general expenditure | 27,261,007 | 0.22 | 13,607,816 | 13,653,191 | 0.43 |
Capital outlay | 3,171,191 | 0.99 | 1,301,426 | 1,869,765 | 1.67 |
Other direct general expenditure | 24,089,816 | 0.18 | 12,306,390 | 11,783,426 | 0.36 |
Education services: | |||||
Education | 8,615,618 | 0 | 2,980,514 | 5,635,104 | 0 |
Capital outlay | 582,840 | 0.04 | 210,066 | 372,774 | 0.07 |
Higher education | 2,290,796 | 0 | 2,290,796 | 0 | 0 |
Capital outlay | 189,083 | 0 | 189,083 | 0 | 0 |
Elementary & secondary | 5,635,104 | 0 | 0 | 5,635,104 | 0 |
Capital outlay | 372,774 | 0.07 | 0 | 372,774 | 0.07 |
Other education | 689,718 | 0 | 689,718 | 0 | 0 |
Libraries | 131,781 | 3.89 | 7,975 | 123,806 | 4.14 |
Social services and income maintenance: | |||||
Public welfare | 4,079,114 | 0.02 | 4,040,932 | 38,182 | 2.6 |
Cash assistance payments | 189,461 | 0 | 189,454 | 7 | 0 |
Vendor payments | 3,443,940 | 0 | 3,442,022 | 1,918 | 0 |
Other public welfare | 445,713 | 0.22 | 409,456 | 36,257 | 2.74 |
Hospitals | 3,051,246 | 0.64 | 1,648,077 | 1,403,169 | 1.4 |
Capital outlay | 165,858 | 2.56 | 44,089 | 121,769 | 3.49 |
Health | 615,328 | 0.77 | 471,026 | 144,302 | 3.3 |
Employment security administration | 109,807 | 0 | 109,807 | 0 | 0 |
Veterans' services | 21,944 | 0 | 21,944 | 0 | 0 |
Transportation: | |||||
Highways | 1,683,761 | 0.87 | 1,040,377 | 643,384 | 2.27 |
Capital outlay | 962,895 | 1.4 | 676,476 | 286,419 | 4.7 |
Air transportation (airports) | 176,966 | 2.68 | 2,324 | 174,642 | 2.71 |
Parking facilities | 11,338 | 0.62 | 0 | 11,338 | 0.62 |
Sea and inland port facilities | 177,839 | 10.18 | 106,781 | 71,058 | 25.48 |
Transit subsidies | 8,712 | 0 | 0 | 8,712 | 0 |
Public safety: | |||||
Police protection | 986,688 | 0.81 | 193,918 | 792,770 | 1 |
Fire protection | 411,917 | 1.13 | 0 | 411,917 | 1.13 |
Correction | 850,271 | 3.32 | 453,953 | 396,318 | 7.12 |
Capital outlay | 38,657 | 21.28 | 18,428 | 20,229 | 40.67 |
Protective inspection and regulation | 107,251 | 0.99 | 53,145 | 54,106 | 1.96 |
Environment and housing: | |||||
Natural resources | 561,724 | 0.45 | 385,421 | 176,303 | 1.45 |
Capital outlay | 126,956 | 0.31 | 50,290 | 76,666 | 0.51 |
Parks and recreation | 470,844 | 0.42 | 187,576 | 283,268 | 0.69 |
Capital outlay | 115,448 | 0.72 | 50,734 | 64,714 | 1.29 |
Housing and community development | 482,063 | 1.76 | 16,426 | 465,637 | 1.82 |
Sewerage | 444,354 | 1.52 | 0 | 444,354 | 1.52 |
Capital outlay | 198,641 | 3.22 | 0 | 198,641 | 3.22 |
Solid waste management | 287,110 | 0.82 | 19,313 | 267,797 | 0.88 |
Capital outlay | 12,393 | 4.78 | 431 | 11,962 | 4.95 |
Governmental administration: | |||||
Financial administration | 534,748 | 0.82 | 291,458 | 243,290 | 1.79 |
Judicial and legal | 504,230 | 0.68 | 164,695 | 339,535 | 1 |
General public buildings | 268,206 | 0.92 | 153,584 | 114,622 | 2.16 |
Other governmental administration | 276,577 | 1.01 | 70,054 | 206,523 | 1.35 |
Interest on general debt | 1,295,074 | 0.23 | 679,412 | 615,662 | 0.49 |
General expenditure, n.e.c.: | |||||
Miscellaneous commercial activities | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
Other and unallocable | 1,096,469 | 1.25 | 509,104 | 587,365 | 2.34 |
Utility expenditure | 1,209,185 | 1.91 | 4,625 | 1,204,560 | 1.92 |
Capital outlay | 237,420 | 1.82 | 1,752 | 235,668 | 1.83 |
Water supply | 399,167 | 2.77 | 2,462 | 396,705 | 2.79 |
Electric power | 485,329 | 3.87 | 2,163 | 483,166 | 3.89 |
Gas supply | 114,496 | 10.04 | 0 | 114,496 | 10.04 |
Transit | 210,193 | 0 | 0 | 210,193 | 0 |
Liquor store expenditure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Insurance trust expenditure | 2,629,294 | 0.02 | 2,459,609 | 169,685 | 0.34 |
Unemployment compensation | 309,581 | 0 | 309,581 | 0 | 0 |
Employee retirement | 2,319,713 | 0.02 | 2,150,028 | 169,685 | 0.34 |
Workers' compensation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other insurance trust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Debt outstanding | 22,165,486 | 0.36 | 10,182,940 | 11,982,546 | 0.66 |
Short-term | 130,271 | 0.11 | 5,150 | 125,121 | 0.12 |
Long-term | 22,035,215 | 0.36 | 10,177,790 | 11,857,425 | 0.66 |
Full faith and credit | 6,774,166 | 0.53 | 2,181,640 | 4,592,526 | 0.78 |
Nonguaranteed | 15,261,049 | 0.48 | 7,996,150 | 7,264,899 | 1 |
Long-term debt by purpose: | |||||
Public debt for private purposes | 7,382,567 | 0.14 | 4,062,947 | 3,319,620 | 0.32 |
Education | 2,917,652 | 0 | 552,244 | 2,365,408 | 0 |
Utilities | 1,020,439 | 4.64 | 0 | 1,020,439 | 4.64 |
Other | 10,714,557 | 0.67 | 5,562,599 | 5,151,958 | 1.38 |
Long-term debt issued | 3,228,059 | 0.91 | 1,201,890 | 2,026,169 | 1.46 |
Long-term debt retired | 3,055,326 | 0.34 | 790,914 | 2,264,412 | 0.46 |
Cash and security holdings | 56,787,628 | 0.1 | 43,125,998 | 13,661,630 | 0.42 |
Insurance trust funds | 32,199,904 | 0.03 | 29,672,608 | 2,527,296 | 0.35 |
Unemployment compensation | 1,479,537 | 0 | 1,479,537 | 0 | 0 |
Employee retirement | 30,602,861 | 0.03 | 28,075,565 | 2,527,296 | 0.35 |
Workers' compensation | 117,506 | 0 | 117,506 | 0 | 0 |
Miscellaneous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other than insurance trust funds | 24,587,724 | 0.23 | 13,453,390 | 11,134,334 | 0.51 |
By purpose: | |||||
Offsets to debt | 9,727,172 | 0.14 | 5,413,434 | 4,313,738 | 0.32 |
Bond funds | 2,327,149 | 0.69 | 738,301 | 1,588,848 | 1 |
Other | 12,533,403 | 0.42 | 7,301,655 | 5,231,748 | 1 |
1 Duplicative intergovernmental transactions are excluded. | |||||
Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; (X) not applicable | |||||
n.e.c. = "not elsewhere classified" |
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Governments Division Created: November 17 2008 Last Revised: December 08 2008
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