Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Mike Strain Urges Citizens to Complete 2020 Federal Census
By Randy Brown
Bossier Press-Tribune
I’m encouraging you to fill out the 2020 federal census. Every 10 years, a complete and accurate count of every resident is required by the Constitution of the United States.
It is important to all of us because the census data is used to distribute federal funding to local communities and is used to determine electoral representation. That includes the number of seats each state is allocated in the United States House of Representatives. This is critical to Louisiana and its residents.