A state sales tax holiday to provide relief for Louisiana residents recovering from hurricanes Laura and Delta, in addition to the COVID-19 public health emergency, will take place Friday and Saturday.
St. Landry Parish sales tax collections posted a 9.3% increase through August compared to last year according to a report from the St. Landry Parish School Board’s tax division.
St. Landry Parish sales tax collections posted a strong increase in July with the parish total hitting $45,171099, up 9.4% over the same period in 2019.
St. Landry Parish sales tax collections dropped steeply from April to May, but year-to-date collections resisted any sharp impact from the shutdowns to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Total sales tax collections in St. Landry Parish through October is over the year-to-date total of 2018, according to statistics released by the St. Landry Parish School Board Sales Tax Division.
St. Landry Parish sales tax collections in the first three months of this year continued to outpace the same period in 2018.
Total St. Landry Parish sales tax revenue rose 3.3 percent from October 2017 to October 2018, according to statistics released by the St. Landry Parish School Board Sales Tax Division.
Total St. Landry Parish sales tax revenues rose 4 percent in August compared to the same month a year ago, according to statistics released by the St. Landry Parish School Board Sales Tax Division.