Franklin
POPULATION
PARISH
Franklin Parish
2004 Estimate
2000 Census
1990 Census
20,476
21,263
22,387
AGE
0-17
18-24
25-44
45-64
65+
27.9%
9.1%
25.8%
21.9%
15.3%
REGION
MAJOR EMPLOYERS
Employer
Franklin Parish School Board
Louisiana Pride Catfish Inc.
Walmart Stores Inc.
Skillmaster Staffing Services Inc.
Franklin Medical Center
Trans & Develop/ Operations Dep.
Plantation Manor Nursing Center
Franklin Parish Sheriff Dept.
LA Sevilla Fashions Inc.
Golden Doors of Franklin Parish Inc.
Product/Service
Employees
500-999
250--499
250-499
250-499
100-249
100-249
100-249
50-99
50-99
50-99
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONTACTS
Entergy Louisiana
Economic Development
5353 Essen Lane, Ste. 120
Baton Rouge, LA 70809
(800)542-2668
Fax (225)763-5254
www.entergy.com/laed
Winnsboro Economic
Development Foundation
Front Street
Winnsboro, LA 71295
(318)435-3781
Louisiana Economic
Development
P.O. Box 94185
Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9185
(225)342-5388
Fax (225)342-5349
www.state.la.us
Northeast Louisiana Economic
Development Alliance
903 Louisiana Ave.
Ferriday, LA 71334
(318) 757-3033
www.neleda.org
Economic Development
Commission, North Delta
Regional Planning &
Development District
2115 Justice Street
Monroe, LA 71201-3693
(318)387-2572
2004 Estimate
2000 Census
1990 Census
308,713
311,356
305,039
SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS BUREAU, LA TECH, U.S. CENSUS
BUREAU, DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES
MARKET ACCESS
HIGHWAYS
LA Highways 4, 15, 17
DISTANCE TO MAJOR CITIES
(in miles, from center of parish)
Atlanta, GA
Birmingham, AL
Chicago, IL
Cincinnati, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Houston
Kansas City, MO
Little Rock, AR
Minneapolis, MN
Nashville, TN
New Orleans, LA
St. Louis, MO
495
345
830
760
330
1,090
350
680
223
1,150
510
235
585
SOURCE: WWW.MAPQUEST.COM
FREIGHT RAIL
PARCEL SERVICE
Kansas City Southern (north of parish line)
Services are available within the parish
NAVIGABLE WATERWAYS/PORTS
(Distance in Miles)
Madison Parish Port (9 ft.)
45
Port of Greater Baton Rouge* (45 ft.)
150
(* Foreign Trade Zone)
AIRPORTS
Monroe Regional (commercial)
Winnsboro Municipal (gen.)
32
within parish
MOTOR FREIGHT
7 major freight lines
Terminal facilities are available within the
parish
LABOR FORCE
CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE
Parish
Region
Louisiana
8,196
140,313
1,960,206
EMPLOYMENT
Parish
Region
Louisiana
7,425
129,709
1,745,538
UNEMPLOYMENT
Parish
Region
Louisiana
SOURCE: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF LABOR,
OCTOBER 2005
Revised: 3/06
9.4%
7.6%
11.0%
WAGES
SELECTED OCCUPATIONAL WAGES
Category
Median Hourly
Professional
Accountant/Auditor
$20.99
Industrial Engineer
$29.79
Network Administrator
$23.71
Systems Analyst
$22.12
Computer Programmer
$21.49
Retail
Hotel Desk Clerk
$7.16
Sales Clerk
$8.18
Stock Clerk
$8.04
Clerical
Bookkeeping/Acct. Clerk
$12.82
Data Entry Keyer
$8.61
Shipping & Receiving Clerk
$10.77
Customer Service Rep
$10.96
Unskilled
Freight Stock Laborer
$8.30
Packaging Machine Operator
$8.65
Shipping/Receiving Clerk
$9.16
Skilled
Industrial Machinery Mechanic
$16.19
Computer Machine Tool Operator
$13.41
Packaging Machine Operator
$8.65
Automotive Service Technician
$11.65
Assemblers & Fabricators
$9.22
Technical
Medical Lab Technician
$12.38
Medical Assistants
$11.68
Telecommunications Repairer
$24.69
Pharmacists
$38.88
SOURCE: BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, METROPOLITAN
OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT AND WAGE ESTIMATES, 2005
EMPLOYMENT INCOME
2002
Total Personal
$376M
Per Capita Personal
$17,971
Median Household (2000): $22,964
2003
$400M
$19,145
SOURCE: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, U.S. CENSUS
BUREAU, DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILES
AVERAGE EMPLOYMENT BY MAJOR
INDUSTRY DIVISIONS (1st Qtr. 2005)
Division
Agriculture
Mining
Utilities
Construction
Manufacturing
Wholesale Trade
Retail Trade
Trans/Wrhouse
Information
Fin & Insurance
Real Estate
Parish
4.9%
0.0%
1.4%
7.0%
9.3%
2.9%
18.3%
3.2%
Region
1.7%
0.2%
0.8%
4.9%
11.1%
3.5%
12.9%
2.7%
Louisiana
0.5%
2.2%
0.8%
8.2%
4.0%
12.0%
4.2%
1.8%
0.5%
3.4%
1.2%
1.9%
4.6%
1.3%
3.3%
1.9%
0.5%
Division
Prof./Technical
Mng. of co.
Admin & Waste
Education Serv
Healthcare/Soc
Arts/Ent/Recr
Accomd/Food
Other Services
Public Admin.
Parish
1.3%
*
0.8%
*
19.9%
0.3%
5.2%
1.6%
5.7%
Region
Louisiana
3.0%
1.8%
3.4%
11.3%
18.4%
0.8%
7.1%
2.7%
5.6%
4.2%
1.2%
5.0%
9.9%
14.3%
2.4%
9.1%
2.7%
5.5%
RESEARCH BASE
LA Tech Univeristy (Ruston) Center for
Biomedical Engineering & Rehab.; Institute for
Micromanufacturing; Trenchless Technology Center;
Spatial Data Lab
SITES
Name
Location
For more information on buildings and sites visit
our web site at insite.entergy.com
INCENTIVES
GOVERNMENT
Quality Jobs Program – annual refundable credit up
to 6% of payroll for a period of up to 10 years.
Industrial Property Tax Exemption – exempts new
manufacturers & expansions from state, parish and
local property taxes for up to 10 years.
Enterprise Zone - tax credits & rebates for hiring
within a designated zone.
Inventory Tax Credit – 100% income tax credit on
inventory taxes paid.
Incumbent Worker Training – $50 million fund
providing customized training to upgrade the skills
of an employers existing workforce.
Research & Development Tax Credit Program income/franchise tax credits up to 8% of R & D
expenditures.
Parish
SOURCE: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, 2002
TAXES
SOURCE: ACCRA, 2000
TECHNICAL COLLEGES
SALES TAX
MEDICAL SERVICES (within region)
SOURCE: LA DEPT. OF LABOR, EMPLOYMENT & TOTAL WAGES
PAID BY EMPLOYERS SUBJECT TO THE LA SEC. LAW
EDUCATION
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
(within 100 miles)
College/University
Grambling State Univ.
LA Tech University
University of LA
Location Enrollment
Grambling
4,464
Ruston
11,257
Monroe
8,162
College
Northeast Louisiana Campus
Tallulah Campus
Parish
Franklin
Madison
SOURCE: LA COMMUNITY & TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM, 2003
PRIMARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION
11 Public Schools
1 Nonpublic
Teacher: student ratio
2003 Enrollment
3,851
204
12:1
ACT Score (2005)
18.5
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
High School Graduate or Higher
Bachelor’s Degree of Higher
SOURCE: LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, U.S.
CENSUS, DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, 2000
Gilbert
Winnsboro
Wisner
Balance of Parish
9%
9%
9%
8%
SOURCE: FRANKLIN PARISH SALES TAX OFFICE (ONLINE)
INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX
Municipalities
Policy Jury
Mayor/Alderman – Winnsboro
Mayor/Council – Gilbert
Mayor/Commissioners- Wisner
QUALITY OF LIFE
CLIMATE
Average Temperature
January
July
Annually
Average Annual Rainfall
54°
93°
65°
55 inches
COST OF LIVING
97.5
Medical Facility
No. of Beds
Franklin Medical Center
55
St. Francis Medical Center*
345
E.A. Conway Medical Center*
274
Glennwood Regional Medical Center*
297
North Monroe Hospital
255
One of the lowest in the nation. There are no local
occupation or local income taxes in Louisiana.
(*LOCATED IN NEIGHBORING OUACHITA PARISH)
SOURCE: LA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS,
2005
PARISH MILLAGE (2005)
RECREATION
Municipalities
Total Parish-wide
SOURCE: FRANKLIN PARISH ASSESSOR’S OFFICE (ONLINE)
61.4%
9.8%
Acres
PROPERTY TAXES/ASSESSMENT RATIO
Only local and parish governments levy property
taxes in Louisiana. There is no state tax.
Assessors are required by law to assess on
improvements of industrial property at 15% of fair
market value. (Land at 10%)
Private residences are assessed at 10% of fair market
value. There is no property tax on the first $75,000.
Biking
Boating
Bowling
Camping
Fishing
Golf
Hunting
Skating
Swimming
Tennis
Festivals Louisiana Soul Food and Heritage
Festival
UTILITIES & SERVICES
Electricity – Entergy, Northeast Louisiana Power
Coop., Concordia Electric Coop.
Natural Gas – Atmos Energy LA
Water – Town of Winnsboro, Town of Wisner,
Village of Gilbert, Franklin Parish
Sewerage – Town of Winnsboro, Town of Wisner,
Village of Gilbert, Franklin Parish
Fiber Optic - Several service providers in the
region