Evangeline Parish Sales Tax Report
September 30, 2016
The Evangeline Parish Sales and Use Tax Commission met this week for this week for their monthly meeting.
Commission Director Mike Veillon reported that sales tax collections for the month of August dropped by 8.33 percent as compared to August of 2015. Last month, the collections totaled $1.3 million as compared to $1.4 million in August of 2015, a decrease of $120,390.
For the individual governmental bodies, only Ville Platte and Turkey Creek showed positive increases in sales tax collections. Ville Platte showed a slight 2.22 percent increase of about $4800. Turkey Creek showed a 44 percent increase of $3800.
The Town of Basile showed the biggest decrease in sales tax collections for August: a 51 percent drop in collections over August of last year, a $10,646 decrease. Next was Chataignier showed a 24 percent decrease or $428 drop. The Town of Mamou was next showing a 19 percent drop or $10,985 decrease. Pine Prairie, a drop of $3153 or 17 percent decrease; Evangeline Parish School Board, a decrease of $55,000 or 9.45 percent drop; Evangeline Parish Solid Waste Commission, a $27,714 decrease in sales taxes; and the Evangeline Parish Police Jury, a drop of $20,749 or a 8 percent decrease.