Ascension Parish

Contact Information

Physical Address:
2117 E. Hwy 30
Gonzales, LA 70737

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1718
Gonzales, LA 70707

Phone: (225) 621-2635
Fax: (225) 621-2644
Email: Kressy Krennerich, Administrator

Parish Rates

Effective 7/1/2024: **The rate table below includes new columns P, Q, and R effective July 1, 2024.**

Jurisdiction
Name
ColSchool
Board
Parish
Council
Law
Enforce
City
Town
Hosp.
District
Drain.
District
Sales Tax
District #2
DD/EDD
Rate
Comb
Local
Rate
State
Rate
Total
Rate
East Ascension within GonzalesA2.00%2.00%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
East Ascension within SorrentoB2.00%2.00%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
East Ascension outside Gonzales or SorrentoC2.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
Hwy 30 EDDC-H302.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
West Ascension within DonaldsonvilleD2.00%2.50%0.50%5.00%4.45%9.45%
West Ascension outside DonaldsonvilleE2.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
Tanger Mall Development
District
G2.00%2.00%0.50%1.00%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Donaldsonville-Annexation AreaH2.00%0.50%0.25%2.50%0.50%0.25%6.00%4.45%10.45%
East Ascension within Gonzales Conway Annexed AreaI2.00%0.50%0.50%1.00%0.25%0.25%1.00%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Riverplex Megapark EDDO2.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
Gonzales – Annexed Area #1P2.00%0.50%1.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
Gonzales – Annexed Areas 3, 4 & 5Q2.00%0.50%0.25%1.00%0.50%0.25%4.50%4.45%8.95%
Gonzales – Annexations No Shared Tax AgreementR2.00%1.00%0.50%2.00%0.50%0.50%6.50%4.45%10.95%

Effective 1/1/2024: **The rate table below includes new column O effective January 1, 2024.**

Jurisdiction
Name
ColSchool
Board
Parish
Council
Law
Enforce
City
Town
Hosp.
District
Drain.
District
Sales Tax
District #2
DD/EDD
Rate
Comb
Local
Rate
State
Rate
Total
Rate
East Ascension within GonzalesA2.00%2.00%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
East Ascension within SorrentoB2.00%2.00%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
East Ascension outside Gonzales or SorrentoC2.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
Hwy 30 EDDC-H302.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
West Ascension within DonaldsonvilleD2.00%2.50%0.50%5.00%4.45%9.45%
West Ascension outside DonaldsonvilleE2.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
Tanger Mall Development
District
G2.00%2.00%0.50%1.00%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Donaldsonville-Annexation AreaH2.00%0.50%0.25%2.50%0.50%0.25%6.00%4.45%10.45%
East Ascension within Gonzales Conway Annexed AreaI2.00%0.50%0.50%1.00%0.25%0.25%1.00%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Riverplex Megapark EDDO2.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%

Effective 7/1/2023: **The rate table below includes new column C-H30 effective July 1, 2023.**

Jurisdiction
Name
ColSchool
Board
Parish
Council
Law
Enforce
City
Town
Hosp.
District
Drain.
District
Sales Tax
District #2
DD/EDD
Rate
Comb
Local
Rate
State
Rate
Total
Rate
East Ascension within GonzalesA2.00%2.00%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
East Ascension within SorrentoB2.00%2.00%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
East Ascension outside Gonzales or SorrentoC2.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
Hwy 30 EDDC-H302.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
West Ascension within DonaldsonvilleD2.00%2.50%0.50%5.00%4.45%9.45%
West Ascension outside DonaldsonvilleE2.00%1.00%0.50%0.50%0.50%4.50%4.45%8.95%
Tanger Mall Development
District
G2.00%2.00%0.50%1.00%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Donaldsonville-Annexation AreaH2.00%0.50%0.25%2.50%0.50%0.25%6.00%4.45%10.45%
East Ascension within Gonzales Conway Annexed AreaI2.00%0.50%0.50%1.00%0.25%0.25%1.00%5.50%4.45%9.95%

Office Hours & Holidays

Normal Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:15 pm

Holidays: New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Day after New Year, Martin Luther King Day, Lundi Gras (Monday), Mardi Gras (Tuesday), Easter (Thursday through Monday), Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Day after Christmas

Notices

Effective July 1, 2024:

Ascension Parish will add three new columns that will use a special sales and use tax annexation return beginning July 1, 2024.

Effective January 1, 2024:

Ascension Parish will add a new column on its sales and use tax report beginning January 1, 2024.

Column O – Riverplex Megapark EDD within the boundaries of Rural West Ascension – 4.500%

Effective July 1, 2023:

Ascension Parish will add a new column on its sales and use tax report beginning July 1, 2023.

Column C-H30 – Highway 30 Industrial Corridor EDD within the boundaries of Rural East Ascension – 4.500%

Forms

Sales and Use Tax Annexation Return with Map (Effective 7/1/2024)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2024)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2023)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 10/1/2018)
City of Gonzales Annexation Return Notice and Map (Effective 7/1/2024)
Riverplex Megapark EDD Boundaries Map (Effective 1/1/2024)
Highway 30 EDD Boundaries Map (Effective 7/1/2023)
Conway Annexation Map (Effective 1/1/2018)
Donaldsonville Annexation Map (Effective 4/1/2014)
Sales and Use Tax Application (Updated 1/8/2024)
Request Waiver of Penalties for Delinquency (Updated 1/8/2024)
Claim for Refund of Taxes Paid (Updated 1/8/2024)
Occupational License Application (Updated 1/8/2024)
Occupancy Form

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
Avenu Insights & Analytics1996
Revenue Recovery Group1995
Tax Compliance & Recovery2018
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