EVANGELINE PARISH SALES TAX COMMISSION

MARCH 24, 2016

    The Evangeline Parish Sales and Use Tax Commission met Wednesday for their monthly meeting. Commission Director Mike Veillon  reported  on sales tax collections for the month of February. He announced that Ville Platte, Chataignier, Mamou and Turkey Creek showed increases in their collections over the previous year. Turkey Creek had the greatest increase showing a 125 percent increase from $3,892 in 2015 to $8794 this year, a $4901 increase. Chataignier showed a 55 percent increase, Mamou had a 4.94 percent increase while the City of Ville Platte showed a $10,261 different or a 4.86 increase.

    Those government agencies showing a drop in sales tax collections included the Evangeline Parish School Board, Evangeline Parish Solid Waste Commission, the Village of Pine Prairie and the Evangeline Parish Police Jury. Pine Prairie showed a 24 percent decrease, the Town of Basile showed a 23 decrease, the police jury a drop of 14 percent, while the school board showed a drop of 3.95 percent.

    Overall, the parish wide totals in sales tax collections showed a 4.29 decrease in sales tax collections or a $60,277 drop in collections.