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 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 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 1/1/2023)
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.

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