LOUISIANA TOTAL Table 2. Local Government Finances by Type of Government and State: 2006 - 07 (Dollar amounts are in thousands. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see note below table. Source: 2007 Census of Government Finance. For information on nonsampling error and definitions, see http://www2.census.gov/govs/estimate/2007_Local_Finance_Methodology.pdf Description County Municipal Township Special District School District government government government government government amount amount amount amount amount Revenue 5,541,229 5,755,600 X 815,780 6,821,099 General revenue 5,372,580 4,542,139 X 675,022 6,821,099 Intergovernmental revenue 1,259,644 1,025,607 X 148,984 3,973,162 From Federal Government 220,186 572,816 X 90,643 86,283 From State government 1,007,569 397,783 X 54,703 3,858,497 From local governments 31,889 55,008 X 3,638 28,382 General revenue from own sources 4,112,936 3,516,532 X 526,038 2,847,937 Taxes 1,923,940 2,054,217 X 119,636 2,511,373 Property 957,473 574,262 X 68,809 968,877 Sales and gross receipts 908,646 1,354,420 X 45,026 1,542,496 General sales 823,578 1,148,669 X 42,003 1,542,496 Selective sales 85,068 205,751 X 3,023 X Motor fuel X X X X X Alcoholic beverage 1,138 2,128 X X X Tobacco products X X X X X Public utilities 47,035 137,243 X X X Other selective sales 36,895 66,380 X 3,023 X Individual income X X X X X Corporate income X X X X X Motor vehicle license 344 2,047 X X X Other taxes 57,477 123,488 X 5,801 X Charges and miscellaneous general revenue 2,188,996 1,462,315 X 406,402 336,564 Current charges 1,588,194 967,210 X 363,032 62,267 Education X X X X 62,267 Institutions of higher education X X X X X School lunch sales (gross) X X X X 46,575 Hospitals 1,196,948 193,421 X 273,747 X Highways 1,725 9,199 X X X Air transportation (airports) 3,872 101,953 X 2,056 X Parking facilities 470 3,617 X X X Sea and inland port facilities 1,672 X X 61,286 X Natural resources 330 3 X 217 X Parks and recreation 15,314 67,832 X 8,098 X Housing and community development 5,416 54,737 X X X Sewerage 49,151 275,524 X X X Solid waste management 36,402 114,324 X 822 X Other charges 276,894 146,600 X 16,806 X Miscellaneous general revenue 600,802 495,105 X 43,370 274,297 Interest earnings 344,669 201,230 X 22,881 149,343 Special assessments 12,801 24,594 X 415 X Sale of property 10,069 9,457 X 1,623 X Other general revenue 233,263 259,824 X 18,451 124,954 Utility revenue 144,143 921,610 X 140,758 X Water supply 122,386 227,000 X 1,206 X Electric power X 584,867 X 86,876 X Gas supply 21,050 101,402 X 49,576 X Transit 707 8,341 X 3,100 X Liquor store revenue X X X X X Insurance trust revenue 24,506 291,851 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement 24,506 291,851 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust revenue X X X X X Expenditure 5,101,789 5,181,074 X 753,938 6,463,784 Intergovernmental expenditure 12,689 16,758 X 4,981 43,015 Direct expenditure 5,089,100 5,164,316 X 748,957 6,420,769 Current operations 4,080,416 3,899,901 X 590,234 5,776,431 Capital outlay 759,990 834,975 X 135,502 542,369 Construction 525,145 682,987 X 109,495 374,537 Other capital outlay 234,845 151,988 X 26,007 167,832 Assistance and subsidies X 33 X X X Interest on debt 237,089 256,028 X 23,221 101,969 Insurance benefits and repayments 11,605 173,379 X X X Exhibit: Salaries and wages 1,668,435 1,344,573 X 192,993 3,401,706 Direct expenditure by function 5,089,100 5,164,316 X 748,957 6,420,769 Direct general expenditure 4,880,480 4,011,068 X 517,513 6,420,769 Capital outlay 699,341 678,985 X 120,783 542,369 Other direct general expenditure 4,181,139 3,332,083 X 396,730 5,878,400 Education services: Education 27,544 12,972 X X 6,318,800 Capital outlay 483 18 X X 542,369 Higher education X X X X X Capital outlay X X X X X Elementary & secondary 27,544 12,972 X X 6,318,800 Capital outlay 483 18 X X 542,369 Other education X X X X X Libraries 110,701 36,023 X 113 X Social services and income maintenance: Public welfare 26,742 6,332 X X X Cash assistance payments X 33 X X X Vendor payments 174 1,047 X X X Other public welfare 26,568 5,252 X X X Hospitals 1,518,860 218,588 X 269,831 X Capital outlay 147,282 18,391 X 13,914 X Health 105,157 51,285 X X X Employment security administration X X X X X Veterans' services X X X X X Transportation: Highways 346,094 302,189 X 1,007 X Capital outlay 137,341 126,493 X 26 X Air transportation (airports) 12,360 135,710 X 37,499 X Parking facilities 423 2,365 X X X Sea and inland port facilities 5,599 4 X 93,040 X Public safety: Police protection 425,622 575,468 X X X Fire protection 165,096 310,865 X 402 X Correction 419,659 117,866 X 5,235 X Capital outlay 41,470 13,062 X 170 X Protective inspection and regulation 46,584 27,073 X X X Environment and housing: Natural resources 150,764 20,685 X 3,675 X Capital outlay 59,198 6,284 X 824 X Parks and recreation 90,647 195,869 X 49,447 X Capital outlay 25,523 37,659 X 17,996 X Housing and community development 72,206 312,026 X X X Sewerage 89,871 409,911 X X X Capital outlay 33,719 137,950 X X X Solid waste management 116,578 166,981 X 7,944 X Capital outlay 7,674 4,513 X 99 X Governmental administration: Financial administration 151,416 137,938 X X X Judicial and legal 221,171 150,772 X X X General public buildings 39,209 40,385 X X X Other governmental administration 96,932 174,995 X X X Interest on general debt 226,576 217,070 X 16,918 101,969 General expenditure, n.e.c.: Miscellaneous commercial activities X 3,178 X X X Other and unallocable 414,669 384,518 X 32,402 X Utility expenditure 197,015 979,869 X 231,444 X Capital outlay 60,649 155,990 X 14,719 X Water supply 166,201 304,461 X 2,271 X Electric power X 533,738 X 78,729 X Gas supply 19,769 102,287 X 49,526 X Transit 11,045 39,383 X 100,918 X Liquor store expenditure X X X X X Insurance trust expenditure 11,605 173,379 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement 11,605 173,379 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Other insurance trust X X X X X Debt outstanding 4,565,654 5,754,698 X 513,682 2,756,952 Short-term 4,109 24,582 X 8,500 X Long-term 4,561,545 5,730,116 X 505,182 2,756,952 Public debt for private purposes 2,196,719 893,310 X 118,323 X Long-term debt issued 661,009 834,551 X 28,712 225,885 Long-term debt retired 386,468 709,495 X 47,937 186,467 Cash and security holdings 6,134,600 7,446,705 X 585,011 2,834,696 Insurance trust funds 192,007 2,332,169 X X X Unemployment compensation X X X X X Employee retirement 192,007 2,332,169 X X X Workers' compensation X X X X X Miscellaneous X X X X X Other than insurance trust funds 5,942,593 5,114,536 X 585,011 2,834,696 By purpose: Offsets to debt 2,633,582 1,389,218 X 167,304 332,536 Bond funds 231,328 1,024,262 X 18,052 698,922 Other 3,077,683 2,701,056 X 399,655 1,803,238 Abbreviations and symbols: - zero or rounds to zero; (X) not applicable n.e.c. = "not elsewhere classified" Note that the data released in this table do not meet all of the criteria outlined in the Census Bureau Standard: Quality Requirements for Releasing Data Products, and they should be used with caution. The unit response rates for this table fall below the Census Bureau's 60 percent standard. See http://www2.census.gov/govs/estimate/quality_issues_cog_finance.pdf for a detailed description of the specific quality issues and information about the impact on the data.