Jump to: Parish Contacts • News • Economic Development Allies • Education
Louisiana Legislative Representatives • Tourism

We realize there are many resources our web site viewers may seek about our community, so we have provided links to relevant web sites in this section.  

Parish Contacts

• Morehouse Parish Tax Assessor    Property tax rates and assessment.
• Morehouse Parish Sales & Use Tax Commission   Sales and use tax rates.
• Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office   Parish certificates of occupancy and occupational licensing.
• Morehouse Parish School Board   Sales/use tax collections and public school information. 
• Morehouse Parish Police Jury   Parish 7-member governing body. 
• City of Bastrop -  City of Bastrop web site including mayor, city council, permitting, licensing, and more
  Village Profiles -  Profiles of Bonita, Collinston, Mer Rouge and Oak Ridge of Morehouse Parish. 
• Louisiana Municipal Association   List of mayor’s offices – Bastrop, Bonita, Collinston, Mer Rouge and Oak Ridge. 

News

• The Bastrop Daily Enterprise  Read the latest news occurring in Morehouse Parish.
• The Monroe News Star The metropolitan area newspaper

Economic Development Allies

• Bastrop-Morehouse Parish Chamber of Commerce  The chamber provides information on events and recreation in the area.
• North Louisiana Economic Partnership  Non-profit economic development marketing organization promoting North Louisiana as a desirable and profitable business location.
• Northeast Louisiana Economic Alliance.   13-parish regional organization for northeast Louisiana. 
• Entergy  Entergy Louisiana’s Economic Development Group outlines its programs and provides a buildings/sites database.
• Atmos Energy -  Gas supplier in the parish. 
• Louisiana Department of Economic Development  The state department site provides information on incentive programs, loan programs, and data on locating in Louisiana.
• Louisiana Industrial Development Executives Association   Louisiana’s premier organization of economic development professionals.
• Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality   Information on the permitting process provided to existing and local businesses.
• Louisiana Workforce Commission - Provides historical data on the labor activity in the area and workforce training programs.
• Governor’s Office -  Find out more about Louisiana’s governor and his policies. 

Education

• Morehouse Parish School Board -  “Obtaining Excellence in Education Excellence through Quality Teaching” including data/information on the parish public school system. 
• Morehouse/Northeast Louisiana Technical College Campuses -  Region 8 consists of 8 campuses including the Bastrop Campus adjacent to the Bastrop Memorial Airport.  Programs include welding, nursing, computer technology, biomedical technology, industrial maintenance, office systems, and industrial instrumentation.
• Louisiana Department of Education    Louisiana school accountability programs, directory of primary and secondary schools and more.
• Louisiana Board of Regents   State colleges and universities including enrollment, graduation, and other statistics. 
• Louisiana Community and Technical College System  Overview and links to Louisiana’s community and technical colleges.  

Louisiana Legislative Representatives

• Louisiana Legislature State of Louisiana legislative website
  Senator Mike Walsworth, State Rep. Sam Little and State Rep. Bubba Chaney.

Tourism

• Morehouse Tourism Commission - Telephone: 318-281-3794
• Bastrop Main Street, City of Bastrop Main Street Program developed and maintains a truly revitalized downtown with businesses, shopping, farmer’s market and dining. 
• Louisiana Main to Main -  Annual November event throughout Louisiana, showcasing Main Street Communities, including Bastrop.