Evangeline Parish Sales Tax Commission Report
August 25, 2016
The Evangeline Parish Sales and Use Tax Commission held their monthly meeting this week. Commission Director Mike Veillon reported a slight 3 percent increase in sales collections parish wide for the month of July. Total sales tax collections amounted to $1.6 million dollars, a $382,000 increase over the same period last July.
Veillon reported that that the police jury had the largest increase in collections, 11 percent over July of last year. Other government agencies reporting increases included Pine Prairie showing a 4 percent increase, the school board and solid waste commission showed nearly a 4 percent up tick in sales tax collections and the Village of Turkey Creek showed a 1.73 percent increase.
Governmental agencies showing decreases include: Basile and Chataignier, each showing a 33 percent drop in sales tax collections; Mamou showing an 8 percent decrease and the City of Ville Platte a slight 1.24 percent drop in sales taxes.