The Evangeline Parish Sales and Use Tax Commission met Wednesday and released their monthly sales tax report for the month of April.

    The government agency showing the greatest increase in sales tax collections were the police jury showing a 29.2 percent increase or $88,576 jump over the April 2015 figures; The school board and the solid waste commission showed an identical 9.79 percent increase in sales tax collections.  The school board increased their collections by $68,657 while the solid waste commission had a $34,328 jump. The City of Ville Platte showed a 2 percent increase or $6871 increase while the Village of Turkey Creek showed a 4.6 percent improvement in collections.

    Four municipalities showed decreases in sales tax collections for April: Basile had a 46 percent decrease; Chataignier had a 64 percent drop in sales tax collections; Pine Prairie dropped by 19 percent and Mamou had a 15% decrease.

   Parish wide, overall, sales tax collections showed a 9.87 percent increase or $171,629 according to Director Michael Veillon.