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Washington Parish

Contact Information

Physical Address:
1002 Main Street
Franklinton, LA 70438

Mailing Address:
1002 Main Street
Franklinton, LA 70438

Phone: (985) 839-3434
Fax: (985) 839-6581
Email: Jamie Butts, Administrator

Parish Rates

Effective 4/1/2025: **The rate table below includes the Educational Facilities Improvement District Resolution tax effective April 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Brd/s		Law
Enforc.		Parish
Gov.		City
Town		EDD TaxComb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
AngieA2.00%0.50%1.33%1.00%1.00%5.83%5.00%9.83%
BogalusaB1.00%0.50%0.66%3.333%–5.493%5.00%10.493%
FranklintonC2.00%0.50%1.00%2.00%1.00%6.50%5.00%10.50%
VarnadoD2.00%0.50%1.33%1.00%1.00%5.83%5.00%9.83%
4th Ward*E1.00%0.50%2.33%––3.83%5.00%8.83%
Balance of ParishF2.00%0.50%2.33%–1.00%5.83%5.00%9.83%

Effective 1/1/2025: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate increase effective January 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Brd/s		Law
Enforc.		Parish
Gov.		City
Town		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
AngieA2.00%0.50%1.33%1.00%4.83%5.00%9.83%
BogalusaB1.00%0.50%0.66%3.333%5.493%5.00%10.493%
FranklintonC2.00%0.50%1.00%2.00%5.50%5.00%10.50%
VarnadoD2.00%0.50%1.33%1.00%4.83%5.00%9.83%
4th Ward*E1.00%0.50%2.33%–3.83%5.00%8.83%
Balance of ParishF2.00%0.50%2.33%–4.83%5.00%9.83%

Effective 7/1/2018: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate decrease effective July 1, 2018.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Brd/s		Law
Enforc.		Parish
Gov.		City
Town		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
AngieA2.00%0.50%1.33%1.00%4.83%4.45%9.28%
BogalusaB1.00%0.50%0.66%3.333%5.493%4.45%9.943%
FranklintonC2.00%0.50%1.00%2.00%5.50%4.45%9.95%
VarnadoD2.00%0.50%1.33%1.00%4.83%4.45%9.28%
4th Ward*E1.00%0.50%2.33%–3.83%4.45%8.28%
Balance of ParishF2.00%0.50%2.33%–4.83%4.45%9.28%

Effective 1/1/2014: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate increase effective April 1, 2016.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Brd/s		Law
Enforc.		Parish
Gov.		City
Town		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
AngieA2.00%0.50%1.33%1.00%4.83%5.00%9.83%
BogalusaB1.00%0.50%0.66%3.333%5.493%5.00%10.493%
FranklintonC2.00%0.50%1.00%2.00%5.50%5.00%10.50%
VarnadoD2.00%0.50%1.33%1.00%4.83%5.00%9.83%
4th Ward*E1.00%0.50%2.33%–3.83%5.00%8.83%
Balance of ParishF2.00%0.50%2.33%–4.83%5.00%9.83%

*This jurisdiction includes anyone in the 4th ward, but outside the city limits of Bogalusa.

Office Hours & Holidays

Operating Hours: 8:00AM to 4:30PM M-F

Holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Good Friday (Easter), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Notices

Effective July 1, 2025

The Washington Parish Tourism Commission will levy a 3% occupancy tax upon the rent or fee charged to transient guests for the occupancy of hotel/motel rooms and overnight camping facilities, including campgrounds, within the parish, effective July 1, 2025.

Effective January 1, 2014

An increase of .33% Sales and Use Tax will be levied on all jurisdictions with the exception of Column C – Within the Town of Franklinton. This increase will continue for the next ten years. The additional revenues will be used to support our Parish Criminal Justice System.

Forms

Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2025)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2014)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective through 12/31/2013)

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

Please contact the parish for a copy of the sales & use tax ordinances.

Parish Optional Exemptions

Please contact the parish for information regarding optional exemptions.

Audit Information

Please contact the parish for audit information.

Vermilion Parish

Contact Information

Physical Address:
223 S. Jefferson
Abbeville, LA 70510

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1508
Abbeville, LA 70511-1508

Phone: (337) 898-5732
Fax: (337) 740-5901
Email: Nelwyn Soirez

Parish Rates

Effective 4/1/2025: **The town of Erath passed a new (.50%) half-cent sales & use tax rate increase effective April 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		Law
Enforc.		Hospital
District
1		Hospital
District
2		City
Town		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total Rate
School Board, Police Jury, Sheriff’s Dept (Parish)A1.50%1.50%0.75%–––3.75%5.00%8.75%
Hospital Dist #1, Parish & Outside KaplanA11.50%1.50%0.75%1.00%––4.75%5.00%9.75%
Hospital Dist #2, Parish & Outside AbbevilleA21.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%–4.25%5.00%9.25%
Gueydan & ParishB1.50%1.50%0.75%––1.00%4.75%5.00%9.75%
Kaplan, Parish & Hospital Dist #1C1.50%1.50%0.75%1.00%–1.00%5.75%5.00%10.75%
Abbeville, Parish & Hospital Dist #2D1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.75%6.00%5.00%11.00%
Erath, Parish & Hospital Dist #2E1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.50%5.75%5.00%10.75%
Delcambre, Parish & Hospital Dist #2F1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%2.00%6.25%5.00%11.25%
Maurice, Parish & Hospital Dist #2G1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.50%5.75%5.00%10.75%

Effective 1/1/2025: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate increase effective January 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		Law
Enforc.		Hospital
District
1		Hospital
District
2		City
Town		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total Rate
School Board, Police Jury, Sheriff’s Dept (Parish)A1.50%1.50%0.75%–––3.75%5.00%8.75%
Hospital Dist #1, Parish & Outside KaplanA11.50%1.50%0.75%1.00%––4.75%5.00%9.75%
Hospital Dist #2, Parish & Outside AbbevilleA21.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%–4.25%5.00%9.25%
Gueydan & ParishB1.50%1.50%0.75%––1.00%4.75%5.00%9.75%
Kaplan, Parish & Hospital Dist #1C1.50%1.50%0.75%1.00%–1.00%5.75%5.00%10.75%
Abbeville, Parish & Hospital Dist #2D1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.75%6.00%5.00%11.00%
Erath, Parish & Hospital Dist #2E1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.00%5.25%5.00%10.25%
Delcambre, Parish & Hospital Dist #2F1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%2.00%6.25%5.00%11.25%
Maurice, Parish & Hospital Dist #2G1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.50%5.75%5.00%10.75%

Effective 1/1/2024: ** The Town of Delcambre passed a new (1.00%) one-cent sales & use tax rate increase effective January 1, 2024.***

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		Law
Enforc.		Hospital
District
1		Hospital
District
2		City
Town		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total Rate
School Board, Police Jury, Sheriff’s Dept (Parish)A1.50%1.50%0.75%–––3.75%4.45%8.20%
Hospital Dist #1, Parish & Outside KaplanA11.50%1.50%0.75%1.00%––4.75%4.45%9.20%
Hospital Dist #2, Parish & Outside AbbevilleA21.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Gueydan & ParishB1.50%1.50%0.75%––1.00%4.75%4.45%9.20%
Kaplan, Parish & Hospital Dist #1C1.50%1.50%0.75%1.00%–1.00%5.75%4.45%10.20%
Abbeville, Parish & Hospital Dist #2D1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.75%6.00%4.45%10.45%
Erath, Parish & Hospital Dist #2E1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.00%5.25%4.45%9.70%
Delcambre, Parish & Hospital Dist #2F1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%2.00%6.25%4.45%10.70%
Maurice, Parish & Hospital Dist #2G1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.50%5.75%4.45%10.20%

Effective 10/1/2019: ** The City of Abbeville passed a new (.5%) half-cent sales & use tax rate increase effective October 1, 2019.***

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		Law
Enforc.		Hospital
District
1		Hospital
District
2		City
Town		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total Rate
Balance of Parish outside Hospital DistrictA1.50%1.50%0.75%–––3.75%4.45%8.20%
Rural Hospital District #1 outside KaplanA11.50%1.50%0.75%1.00%––4.75%4.45%9.20%
Rural Hospital District #2 outside AbbevilleA21.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
GueydanB1.50%1.50%0.75%––1.00%4.75%4.45%9.20%
Kaplan & Rural Hospital District #1C1.50%1.50%0.75%1.00%–1.00%5.75%4.45%10.20%
Abbeville & Rural Hospital District #2D1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.75%6.00%4.45%10.45%
Erath & Rural Hospital District #2E1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.00%5.25%4.45%9.70%
Delcambre & Rural Hospital District #2F1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.00%5.25%4.45%9.70%
Maurice & Rural Hospital District #2G1.50%1.50%0.75%–0.50%1.50%5.75%4.45%10.20%

Effective 7/1/2018: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate decrease effective July 1, 2018.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColComb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of Parish outside Hospital DistrictA3.75%4.45%8.20%
Rural Hospital District #1 outside KaplanA14.75%4.45%9.20%
Rural Hospital District #2 outside AbbevilleA24.25%4.45%8.70%
GueydanB4.75%4.45%9.20%
Kaplan & Rural Hospital District #1C5.75%4.45%10.20%
Abbeville & Rural Hospital District #2D5.50%4.45%9.95%
Erath & Rural Hospital District #2E5.25%4.45%9.70%
Delcambre & Rural Hospital District #2F5.25%4.45%9.70%
Maurice & Rural Hospital District #2G5.75%4.45%10.20%

Effective 10/1/2015: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate increase effective April 1, 2016.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColComb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of Parish outside Hospital DistrictA3.75%5.00%8.75%
Rural Hospital District #1 outside KaplanA14.75%5.00%9.75%
Rural Hospital District #2 outside AbbevilleA24.25%5.00%9.25%
GueydanB4.75%5.00%9.75%
Kaplan & Rural Hospital District #1C5.75%5.00%10.75%
Abbeville & Rural Hospital District #2D5.50%5.00%10.50%
Erath & Rural Hospital District #2E5.25%5.00%10.25%
Delcambre & Rural Hospital District #2F5.25%5.00%10.25%
Maurice & Rural Hospital District #2G5.75%5.00%10.75%

Effective through 9/30/2015:

Jurisdiction
Name		ColComb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of Parish outside Hospital DistrictA3.75%4.00%7.75%
Rural Hospital District #1 outside KaplanA14.75%4.00%8.75%
Rural Hospital District #2 outside EDD #1 & outside AbbevilleA24.25%4.00%8.25%
GueydanB4.75%4.00%8.75%
Kaplan & Rural Hospital District #1C5.75%4.00%9.75%
AbbevilleD5.50%4.00%9.50%
ErathE5.25%4.00%9.25%
DelcambreF5.25%4.00%9.25%
MauriceG5.75%4.00%9.75%
Abbeville Hospital District #2 & inside EDD #1J6.00%4.00%10.00%

Office Hours & Holidays

Normal Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Summer Schedule: Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 3:30 pm

Holidays (subject to change each year): New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Mardi Gras (Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday), Good Friday (Easter), Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Notices

Town of Erath (0.50%) half-cent sales & use tax rate increase: Effective 4/1/2024
Town of Erath Rate Increase Notice
Town of Delcambre (1.00%) one-cent sales & use tax rate increase: Effective 1/1/2024
Town of Delcambre Rate Increase Notice
Expiring Tax Column: Effective 10/1/2015
Memo from Vermilion Parish

Forms

Sales and Use Tax Report Form (Effective 4/1/2025)
Sales and Use Tax Report Form (Effective 1/1/2025)
Sales and Use Tax Report Form (Effective 1/1/2024)
Sales and Use Tax Report Form (Effective 1/1/2023)
Tax Increase Effective (Effective 10/1/2019)
Sales and Use Tax Report Form (Effective 10/1/2019)
Sales and Use Tax Report Form (Effective 10/1/2015)
Sales and Use Tax Report Form (Effective through 9/30/2015)
Hotel/Motel Tax Report Form
Hospital Districts Map
Vermilion Road Listing

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

Erath 1/2% Sales & Use Tax Ordinance Effective 4/1/2025
Vermilion Parish Ordinance

Parish Optional Exemptions

Please contact the parish for information regarding optional exemptions

Audit Information

Audit Firm NameFirst Year Contracted
Broussard Partners
1995
Gary W. Lambert Company
1996
Tax Compliance & Recovery
2011
 Revenue Recovery2018

Tangipahoa Parish

Contact Information

Physical Address:
106 N. Myrtle Street
Amite, LA 70422

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 159
Amite, LA 70422

Phone: (985) 748-5229 Ext. 404
Fax: (985) 748-2489
Email: Donna Drude, Sales Tax Administrator

Parish Rates

Effective 4/1/2025: **The rate table below includes the tax rate increase due to the annex of Roseland into Fire Protection District #1, effective April 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Parish
Council		City
Town		Fire
District		Education
Improve.		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of Parish122.00%1.00%––0.50%3.50%5.00%8.50%
Hammond132.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Ponchatoula142.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Amite152.00%1.00%2.00%0.50%0.50%6.00%5.00%11.00%
Kentwood162.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Independence172.00%1.00%2.50%–0.50%6.00%5.00%11.00%
Roseland182.00%1.00%2.00%0.50%0.50%6.00%5.00%11.00%
Tangipahoa192.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Tickfaw202.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Within Fire District #1212.00%1.00%–0.50%0.50%4.00%5.00%9.00%

Effective 1/1/2025: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate increase effective January 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Parish
Council		City
Town		Fire
District		Education
Improve.		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of Parish122.00%1.00%––0.50%3.50%5.00%8.50%
Hammond132.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Ponchatoula142.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Amite152.00%1.00%2.00%0.50%0.50%6.00%5.00%11.00%
Kentwood162.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Independence172.00%1.00%2.50%–0.50%6.00%5.00%11.00%
Roseland182.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Tangipahoa192.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Tickfaw202.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Within Fire District #1212.00%1.00%–0.50%0.50%4.00%5.00%9.00%

Effective 7/1/2021: **Tangipahoa Parish recently voted in a .5% Educational Facilities Improvement District Tax. Educational Facilities Improvement District Tax does not apply to food for home consumption or prescription drugs.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Parish
Council		City
Town		Fire
District		Education
Improve.		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of Parish122.00%1.00%––0.50%3.50%4.45%7.95%
Hammond132.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Ponchatoula142.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Amite152.00%1.00%2.00%0.50%0.50%6.00%4.45%10.45%
Kentwood162.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Independence172.00%1.00%2.50%–0.50%6.00%4.45%10.45%
Roseland182.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Tangipahoa192.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Tickfaw202.00%1.00%2.00%–0.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Within Fire District #1212.00%1.00%–0.50%0.50%4.00%4.45%8.45%

Effective 7/1/2018: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate decrease effective July 1, 2018.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Parish
Council		City
Town		Fire
District		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of Parish122.00%1.00%––3.00%4.45%7.45%
Hammond132.00%1.00%2.00%–5.00%4.45%9.45%
Ponchatoula142.00%1.00%2.00%–5.00%4.45%9.45%
Amite152.00%1.00%2.00%0.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Kentwood162.00%1.00%2.00%–5.00%4.45%9.45%
Independence172.00%1.00%2.50%–5.50%4.45%9.95%
Roseland182.00%1.00%2.00%–5.00%4.45%9.45%
Tangipahoa192.00%1.00%2.00%–5.00%4.45%9.45%
Tickfaw202.00%1.00%2.00%–5.00%4.45%9.45%
Within Fire District #1212.00%1.00%–0.50%3.50%4.45%7.95%

Office Hours & Holidays

Normal Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Summer Hours: Monday – Thursday 7:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Holidays: Martin Luther King Day, Mardi Gras (3 days), Easter (3 days), Independence Day, Labor Day, Tangipahoa Parish Fair Day, Thanksgiving (2 days), Christmas/New Year’s (2 weeks).

(Holiday Schedule is subject to change.)

Notices

Vendor’s Compensation Re-instatement Effective 7/1/2025

Tangipahoa Parish will re-instate vendor’s compensation at the rate of 1.00% for filing periods beginning July 1, 2025.

Forms

Effective 7/1/2025 – Sales and Use Tax Report
Effective 4/1/2025 – Sales and Use Tax Report
Effective 1/1/2025 – Sales and Use Tax Report
Effective 7/1/2021 – Sales and Use Tax Report
Effective 7/1/2018 – Sales and Use Tax Report

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

Please contact the parish for a copy of the sales & use tax ordinances.

Parish Optional Exemptions

Please contact the parish for information regarding optional exemptions.

Audit Information

Please contact the parish for audit information.

St. Mary Parish

Please CLICK HERE to review the Hurricane Ida Taxpayer Extensions.

Contact Information

Physical Address:
301 3rd St.
Morgan City, LA 70380

Mailing Address:
P. O. Drawer 1279
Morgan City, LA 70381-1279

Phone: (985) 384-8510
Fax: (985) 385-4535
Email: Jeffery LaGrange, CTE, Director

Parish Rates

Effective 4/1/2025: **The rate table below includes the new City of Franklin and Town of Baldwin tax levy, effective April 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		GeneralSolid
Waste		Law
Enforce.		Morgan
City		Wards
5 & 8		Wards
1-4,
7 & 10 		Wards
6 & 9		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Morgan CityC1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%1.10%–––5.25%5.00%10.25%
FranklinA11.90%2.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–5.45%5.00%10.45%
BerwickB1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%5.00%9.45%
PattersonB1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%5.00%9.45%
BaldwinA21.90%2.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–5.45%5.00%10.45%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 5 & 8B1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%5.00%9.45%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 1-4, 7, 10A1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.45%5.00%9.45%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 6 & 9D1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–––0.30%4.45%5.00%9.45%

Effective 1/1/2025: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate increase effective January 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		GeneralSolid
Waste		Law
Enforce.		Morgan
City		Wards
5 & 8		Wards
1-4,
7 & 10 		Wards
6 & 9		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Morgan CityC1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%1.10%–––5.25%5.00%10.25%
FranklinA1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.45%5.00%9.45%
BerwickB1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%5.00%9.45%
PattersonB1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%5.00%9.45%
BaldwinA1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.45%5.00%9.45%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 5 & 8B1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%5.00%9.45%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 1-4, 7, 10A1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.45%5.00%9.45%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 6 & 9D1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–––0.30%4.45%5.00%9.45%

Effective 7/1/2023: **The rate table below includes the new Morgan City tax levy effective July 1, 2023.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		GeneralSolid
Waste		Law
Enforce.		Morgan
City		Wards
5 & 8		Wards
1-4,
7 & 10 		Wards
6 & 9		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Morgan CityC1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%1.10%–––5.25%4.45%9.70%
FranklinA1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.45%4.45%8.90%
BerwickB1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%4.45%8.90%
PattersonB1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%4.45%8.90%
BaldwinA1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.45%4.45%8.90%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 5 & 8B1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%4.45%8.90%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 1-4, 7, 10A1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.45%4.45%8.90%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 6 & 9D1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–––0.30%4.45%4.45%8.90%

Effective 7/1/2021: **The rate table below includes the Parish-wide increase by 0.45% effective July 1, 2021.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		GeneralSolid
Waste		Law
Enforce.		Morgan
City		Wards
5 & 8		Wards
1-4,
7 & 10 		Wards
6 & 9		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Morgan CityC1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%0.60%–––4.75%4.45%9.20%
FranklinA1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.45%4.45%8.90%
BerwickB1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%4.45%8.90%
PattersonB1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%4.45%8.90%
BaldwinA1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.45%4.45%8.90%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 5 & 8B1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.45%4.45%8.90%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 1-4, 7, 10A1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.45%4.45%8.90%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 6 & 9D1.90%1.00%0.75%0.50%–––0.30%4.45%4.45%8.90%

Effective 7/1/2018: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate decrease effective July 1, 2018.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		GeneralSolid
Waste		Law
Enforce.		Morgan
City		Wards
5 & 8		Wards
1-4,
7 & 10 		Wards
6 & 9		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Morgan CityC1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%0.30%–––4.30%4.45%8.75%
FranklinA1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.00%4.45%8.45%
BerwickB1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.00%4.45%8.45%
PattersonB1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.00%4.45%8.45%
BaldwinA1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.00%4.45%8.45%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 5 & 8B1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.00%4.45%8.45%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 1-4, 7, 10A1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.00%4.45%8.45%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 6 & 9D1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%–––0.30%4.00%4.45%8.45%

Effective 1/1/2012: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate increase effective April 1, 2016.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		GeneralSolid
Waste		Law
Enforce.		Morgan
City		Wards
5 & 8		Wards
1-4,
7 & 10 		Wards
6 & 9		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Morgan CityC1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%0.30%–––4.30%5.00%9.30%
FranklinA1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.00%5.00%9.00%
BerwickB1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.00%5.00%9.00%
PattersonB1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.00%5.00%9.00%
BaldwinA1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.00%5.00%9.00%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 5 & 8B1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%–0.30%––4.00%5.00%9.00%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 1-4, 7, 10A1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%––0.30%–4.00%5.00%9.00%
Unincorporated Areas of Wards 6 & 9D1.45%1.00%0.75%0.50%–––0.30%4.00%5.00%9.00%

Office Hours & Holidays

Normal Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm

Holidays: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Good Friday (Easter), Mardi Gras (Tuesday Only), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day

Notices

St. Mary Parish Sales Tax Rate Increase: Effective 4/1/2025
A new 1% tax will be levied and imposed in the City of Franklin and the Town of Baldwin, effective April 1, 2025.
Morgan City Hotel/Motel Corridor EDD Occupancy Tax: Effective 10/1/2023
A 2% hotel occupancy tax will be levied and imposed within the Morgan City Hotel/Motel Corridor EDD beginning October 1, 2023 and continuing through September 30, 2026.
St. Mary Parish Sales Tax Rate Increase: Effective 7/1/2023
Local sales and use tax rate will increase in the City of Morgan City by 0.50%.
St. Mary Parish Sales Tax Rate Increase: Effective 7/1/2021
Sales tax rate will increase Parish-wide by 0.45%.
St. Mary Parish Sales Tax Rate Increase: Effective 1/1/2012
Sales tax rate for Column C (City of Morgan City) has increased by 0.30%. The old rate was 4.00%. The new rate is 4.30%.

Forms

Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 4/1/2025)
Morgan City Hotel/Motel Tax Report (Effective 10/1/2023)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2025)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2023, DO NOT USE PRIOR TO 7/1/2023)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2021, DO NOT USE PRIOR TO 8/1/2021)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2012)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective through 12/31/2011)
Map of St. Mary Parish by Jurisdiction – Updated January 2013
Resale Exemption Certificate
Sales & Use Tax Registration Application (Updated 2/27/2025)

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

Morgan City Hotel/Motel Corridor EDD will be created and impose a 2% hotel occupancy tax beginning October 1, 2023 and continuing through September 30, 2026.
Local sales and use tax rate will increase in the City of Morgan City by 0.50%.
3/10% Morgan City Ordinance (Effective January 1, 2024)
Sales tax rate will increase Parish-wide by 0.45%
1% Original Ordinance
Amendment to 1% Original Ordinance
3/4% Parish Ordinance
.25% School Board Ordinance
7/10% School Board Ordinance
3/10% Morgan City Ordinance
3/10% Ordinance – Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 & 10
3/10% Ordinance – Wards 5 & 8
3/10% Ordinance – Wards 6 & 9
1/2% Law Enforcement Ordinance
1/2% Law Enforcement (2) Ordinance
3/4% Solid Waste Ordinance
Hotel/Motel Ordinances
3/10% City of Morgan City Ordinance

Parish Optional Exemptions

Please contact the parish for information regarding optional exemptions.

Audit Information

Audit Firm Name
Broussard Partners and Associates
Gary W. Lambert and Company
Tax Compliance and Recovery
Thomas L. Driskell & Associates, Inc.

Morehouse Parish

Contact Information

Physical Address:
123 E Madison Ave
Bastrop, LA 71220

Mailing Address:
Morehouse Sales & Use Tax Commission
P. O. Box 672
Bastrop, LA 71221-0672

Phone: (318) 283-5957
Fax: (318) 283-6183
Email: Milzokiya White, Administrator

Parish Rates

Effective 4/1/2025: **The rate table below includes the Local Rate increase for Mer Rouge– effective April 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		SheriffCity
Town		Bastrop
Dist #1		Police Jury
Dist #1		Sub-
district #1		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Bastrop (Incl District #1)A2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%0.50%––6.00%5.00%11.00%
Bastrop (Excl Dist #1)B2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%–––5.50%5.00%10.50%
Mer RougeC2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%–0.50%–6.00%5.00%11.00%
BonitaD2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%–0.50%–6.00%5.00%11.00%
CollinstonE2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%5.00%10.50%
RuralF2.00%0.50%0.50%–––1.00%4.00%5.00%9.00%
Oak RidgeG2.00%0.50%0.50%––0.50%–3.50%5.00%8.50%

Effective 1/1/2025: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate increase effective January 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		SheriffCity
Town		Bastrop
Dist #1		Police Jury
Dist #1		Sub-
district #1		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Bastrop (Incl District #1)A2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%0.50%––6.00%5.00%11.00%
Bastrop (Excl Dist #1)B2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%–––5.50%5.00%10.50%
Mer RougeC2.00%0.50%0.50%––0.50%–3.50%5.00%8.50%
BonitaD2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%–0.50%–6.00%5.00%11.00%
CollinstonE2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%5.00%10.50%
RuralF2.00%0.50%0.50%–––1.00%4.00%5.00%9.00%
Oak RidgeG2.00%0.50%0.50%––0.50%–3.50%5.00%8.50%

Effective 7/1/2024: **The rate table below includes the Local Rate increase for Bonita — effective July 1, 2024.**
**The rate table below includes the Local Rate decrease for Mer Rouge — effective July 1, 2024.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		SheriffCity
Town		Bastrop
Dist #1		Police Jury
Dist #1		Sub-
district #1		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Bastrop (Incl District #1)A2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%0.50%––6.00%4.45%10.45%
Bastrop (Excl Dist #1)B2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%–––5.50%4.45%9.95%
Mer RougeC2.00%0.50%0.50%––0.50%–3.50%4.45%7.95%
BonitaD2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%–0.50%–6.00%4.45%10.45%
CollinstonE2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%4.45%9.95%
RuralF2.00%0.50%0.50%–––1.00%4.00%4.45%8.45%
Oak RidgeG2.00%0.50%0.50%––0.50%–3.50%4.45%7.95%

Effective 7/1/2018: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate decrease effective July 1, 2018.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		SheriffCity
Town		Bastrop
Dist #1		Police Jury
Dist #1		Sub-
district #1		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Bastrop (Incl District #1)A2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%0.50%––6.00%4.45%10.45%
Bastrop (Excl Dist #1)B2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%–––5.50%4.45%9.95%
Mer RougeC2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%4.45%9.95%
BonitaD2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%4.45%9.95%
CollinstonE2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%4.45%9.95%
RuralF2.00%0.50%0.50%–––1.00%4.00%4.45%8.45%
Oak RidgeG2.00%0.50%0.50%––0.50%–3.50%4.45%7.95%

Effective 4/1/2016: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate increase effective April 1, 2016.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		SheriffCity
Town		Bastrop
Dist #1		Police
Jury Dist #1		Sub-
district #1		Combined
Local Rate		State RateTotal Rate
Bastrop (Incl District #1)A2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%0.50%––6.00%5.00%11.00%
Bastrop (Excl Dist #1)B2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%–––5.50%5.00%10.50%
Mer RougeC2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%5.00%10.50%
BonitaD2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%5.00%10.50%
CollinstonE2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%5.00%10.50%
RuralF2.00%0.50%0.50%–––1.00%4.00%5.00%9.00%
Oak RidgeG2.00%0.50%0.50%––0.50%–3.50%5.00%8.50%

Effective 7/1/2011:

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		SheriffCity
Town		Bastrop
Dist #1		Police
Jury
Dist #1		Sub-
district #1		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Bastrop (Incl District #1)A2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%0.50%––6.00%4.00%10.00%
Bastrop (Excl Dist #1)B2.00%0.50%0.50%2.50%–––5.50%4.00%9.50%
Mer RougeC2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%4.00%9.50%
BonitaD2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%4.00%9.50%
CollinstonE2.00%0.50%0.50%2.00%–0.50%–5.50%4.00%9.50%
RuralF2.00%0.50%0.50%–––1.00%4.00%4.00%8.00%
Oak RidgeG2.00%0.50%0.50%––0.50%–3.50%4.00%7.50%

Office Hours & Holidays

Normal Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Holidays: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, President’s Day (every 4 years) Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day and the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Notices

Reinstatement of Vendor’s Compensation Rate: Effective 7/1/2025

Morehouse Sales & Use Tax Commission re-instates the prior approved vendor’s compensation rate of 1.1%, effective 7/1/2025.

Morehouse Parish Sales Tax Rate Increase: Effective 4/1/2025

The LOCAL Sales & Use Tax Rate on the Morehouse Parish Sales & Use Tax Return will reflect the new rate of six percent (6%) percent in Column C for the Village of Mer Rouge.

Important Notices: Effective 1/1/2025

EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025: Due to the 2024 Third Extraordinary Session of Louisiana Legislature, changes have been made that may affect your business activities.  These changes will be applicable to taxable periods beginning on and after January 1, 2025.

Act No. 11 requires the following changes to the local sales & tax returns:

1.   All parishes will be required to capture the sales amounts for prescription drugs and manufacturing equipment on their return per the language in La R.S. 47:35 (G): “Before January 1, 2025, the single or central sales tax collector for each parish shall modify returns for reporting and remitting local sales and use tax to include the following:

  • (a) A separate line item for the sales of prescription drugs
  • (b) A separate line item for the sales of manufacturing machinery and equipment

2.   Revised Statutes 47:337.18(A)(3), 47:337.2(B)(3)€ and 47:337.23 (C)(1)(a)(ii) which authorized vendor’s compensation at the local level have been repealed.

Morehouse Parish Sales Tax Rate Decrease: Effective 7/1/2024

Local Sales tax rate for Column C (Mer Rouge) decreased by 2.00%. The old rate was 5.50%. The new rate is 3.50%.

Morehouse Parish Sales Tax Rate Increase: Effective 7/1/2024

Local sales tax rate for Column D (Bonita) has a sales tax rate of 6.00%.

Morehouse Parish Sales Tax Rate Increase: Effective 7/1/2011

Sales tax rate for Column F (Rural) has increased by 1.00%. The old rate was 3.00%. The new rate is 4.00%.

Morehouse Parish New Sales Tax District: Effective 1/1/2011

Column G (Oak Ridge) has a sales tax rate of 3.50%.

Forms

Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2025, Revised 8/14/2025)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 4/1/2025)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2025)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2024)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 11/10/2020)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 6/1/2020)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2011)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2011 through 6/30/2011)
Sales and Use Tax Report

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

Please contact the parish for a copy of the sales & use tax ordinances.

Parish Optional Exemptions

Please contact the parish for information regarding optional exemptions.

Audit Information

Contract Audit Firm NameFirst Year Contracted
Broussard Partners & Associates2011
Revenue Recovery Group1992
Thomas Driskell & Associates2005