Water & Sewer
Billing, the annual water-quality report, and starting or transferring service.
Water & billing →City services
City Services
Every city office, organized by what you need: from a water bill to a stray cat, from a building permit to an overdue book.
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Report a problem
Tell the right office the first time, and it gets there faster.
for a fire, a medical emergency, or a crime in progress, call 911.
- Pothole, snow, or a downed limb in the street: contact Streets & Grounds. (573) 754-4132 · streetandgrounds@louisianamo.gov
- Water-main break or no water: contact the Water Office. (573) 754-4132 · womanager@louisianamo.gov
- Code or nuisance concern (weeds, junk, or a property maintenance issue): contact Code Enforcement. (573) 754-4132, ext. 225 · code@louisianamo.gov
- Stray or loose animal: contact Animal Control and the John Cotton Memorial Shelter. (573) 754-2317 · aco@louisianamo.gov
- Non-emergency police matter (a report, a records question, or a concern about an officer): contact the Police Department. (573) 754-4021 · pdchief@louisianamo.gov
Public safety
Police Department
Non-emergency policing, records, and how to file a report, a compliment, or a complaint about an officer. For a crime in progress or any emergency, call 911.
Police Chief Josh Baker
(573) 754-4021 · pdchief@louisianamo.gov
Records requests follow a posted fee schedule. Records collection & fees (PDF) →
Public safety
Fire Department
Fire protection and prevention for the City of Louisiana, staffed by a part-time chief and paid-on-call firefighters.
Interim Fire Chief Ryan Chatman
Reach the department through City Hall: (573) 754-4132
Parks & recreation
Parks & Recreation
Riverview and Henderson Parks share the same bluff over the Mississippi, with a river overlook and telescope, a children's playground, and pavilions. Around town: Lincoln Park, Sunset Park (home to Colorfest), Veteran's Memorial Park, Wallace Memorial Park, the riverfront, and the Pocket Park at 4th & Georgia.
Reserve a pavilion or dedicate a picnic table through City Hall.
Streets & Grounds
Street maintenance, snow and leaf work, and right-of-way or excavation permits.
Clayton Alspaw
(573) 754-4132 · streetandgrounds@louisianamo.gov
Code Enforcement
Property maintenance, nuisance and zoning questions, and the city's zoning map.
Charlee Smith, Building Inspector
(573) 754-4132, ext. 225 · code@louisianamo.gov
Animal shelter
John Cotton Memorial Animal Shelter
Adoptions, fostering, animal surrender, and the trap-neuter-return (TNR) colony program, along with animal control for the city.
Municipal court
Municipal Court
The city's municipal court handles citations issued within Louisiana. For a citation, a hearing date, or a question for the court clerk, start with City Hall.
(573) 754-4132 · 202 South 3rd Street, Louisiana, Missouri 63353
Louisiana Public Library
Louisiana Public Library
Built of Louisiana limestone and opened to the public in January 1905, the library is the only Romanesque building in the city and among the first ten Carnegie libraries built in Missouri. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
Holly Mabry, Library Director
(573) 754-4491 · library@louisianamo.gov