(The Center Square) — The city of Shreveport released its June financials, showing $141.1 million in year-to-date general fund expenditures and encumbrances, with $39.2 million of that being from the police department and $31.8 million from the fire department.
The city budgeted $306.6 million for expenditures, putting them at 46% used so far. This total budget includes $89 million for general government, $74.5 million for the police department, $68.2 million for the fire department, $26.4 million for public works and $20.6 million for parks and recreation.
The police department has spent 53% of its budget, and general government has spent 34% of its budget. The Property standards department has spent 71% of its budget— $4.1 million of a budgeted $5.9 million.
According to the financial report, Shreveport has collected $83 million in sales and use taxes year-to-date, putting them around $2 million over the 2025 estimated budgeted amount for collections. For June, the city collected $13.9 million in sales and use taxes.
By the end of the year, an estimated $163 million is to be collected in sales and use taxes.
When it comes to general fund revenues, the city breaks things down by departments. General government year-to-date revenue totaled $11.6 million, while police department revenue sits around $1.6 million. Total fire department revenue is $6.9 million so far this year. Total general fund revenues reported were $106.4 million.
For non-general fund major revenues, retained risk, water and sewer, airport and solid waste have brought in the most. Retained risk revenue year-to-date as of the end of June is $11.6 million, water and sewer is $57 million, airport is $9.5 million and solid waste is $6.6 million. In total, non-general major funds brought in $96.5 million by the end of last month.
Year-to-date expenses and encumbrances for both the general fund and non-major funds total $241.7 million. The city has budgeted $668.8 million for all expenditures.
