West Carroll Parish

Effective 4/1/2024: **The tax rate table below includes a new column (Village of Forest), effective April 1, 2024.**

Jurisdiction
Name
ColSchool
Board
*Police
Jury
City /
Town
Sheriff’s OfficeComb.
Local
Rate
State
Rate
Total
Rate
Inside City Limits of Oak GroveA2.00%3.00%1.00%0.50%6.50%4.45%10.95%
Outside City Limits of Oak GroveB2.00%3.00%0.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Inside Village of EppsC2.00%3.00%0.50%0.50%6.00%4.45%10.45%
Inside Village of KilboumeD2.00%3.00%0.50%0.50%6.00%4.45%10.45%
Inside Village of ForestE2.00%3.00%0.50%0.50%6.00%4.45%10.45%

*The West Carroll Parish Police Jury has an exemption for sales of certain farm equipment up to the first $50,000 (Louisiana R.S. 47:305.25) that applies to Columns A-E. This exemption is calculated on lines 16a-16c of the sales tax form.

Effective 10/1/2022: **The West Carroll Parish Sheriff’s Office has a new sales and use tax of 0.5% effective October 1, 2022.**

Jurisdiction
Name
ColSchool
Board
Police
Jury
City /
Town
Sheriff’s OfficeComb.
Local
Rate
State
Rate
Total
Rate
Inside City Limits of Oak GroveA2.00%3.00%1.00%0.50%6.50%4.45%10.95%
Outside City Limits of Oak GroveB2.00%3.00%0.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Inside Village of EppsC2.00%3.00%.50%0.50%6.00%4.45%10.45%
Inside Village of KilboumeD2.00%3.00%.50%0.50%6.00%4.45%10.45%

Effective 4/1/2021: **The West Carroll Parish Police Jury has an exemption for sales of certain farm equipment up to the first $50,000 (Louisiana R.S. 47:305.25) that applies to Columns A-D. This exemption is calculated on lines 16a-16c of the sales tax form.**

Jurisdiction
Name
ColSchool
Board
Police
Jury
City /
Town
Comb.
Local
Rate
State
Rate
Total
Rate
Inside City Limits of Oak GroveA2.00%3.00%1.00%6.00%4.45%10.45%
Outside City Limits of Oak GroveB2.00%3.00%5.00%4.45%9.45%
Inside Village of EppsC2.00%3.00%.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%
Inside Village of KilboumeD2.00%3.00%.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%

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

Jurisdiction
Name
ColSchool
Board
Police
Jury
City /
Town
Comb.
Local
Rate
State
Rate
Total
Rate
Inside City Limits of Oak GroveA2.00%3.00%1.00%6.00%4.45%10.45%
Outside City Limits of Oak GroveB2.00%3.00%5.00%4.45%9.45%
Inside Village of EppsC2.00%3.00%.50%5.50%4.45%9.95%

Effective 4/1/2015: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate increase effective April 1, 2016.**

Jurisdiction
Name
ColSchool
Board
Police
Jury
City /
Town
Comb.
Local
Rate
State
Rate
Total
Rate
Inside City Limits of Oak GroveA2.00%3.00%1.00%6.00%5.00%11.00%
Outside City Limits of Oak GroveB2.00%3.00%5.00%5.00%10.00%
Inside Village of EppsC2.00%3.00%.50%5.50%5.00%10.50%

Contact Information

Physical Address:
410 Willis Street
Oak Grove, LA 71263

Mailing Address:
410 Willis Street
Oak Grove, LA 71263

Phone: (318) 428-4215 ext. 2311
Fax: (318) 428-8190
Email: Sharon Ward, Deputy Collector

Office Hours & Holidays

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

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

Notices

Effective April 1, 2024

New Column: E – INSIDE VILLAGE OF FOREST Column Tax Rate: 6.00%

Effective April 1, 2015

New Column: C – INSIDE VILLAGE OF EPPS Column Tax Rate: 5.50%

Forms

Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 4/1/2024)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 10/1/2022)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 4/1/2021)
Sales and Use Tax Report (3/31/2021)
Sales and Use Tax Report (4/1/2015)

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

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

Parish Optional Exemptions

Farm Equipment Exemption: West Carroll Parish Police Jury Only!

The West Carroll Parish Police Jury mirrors the state exemption (Louisiana Revised Statute 47:305.25) which provides a sales tax exemption for the purchase of certain farm equipment. The sales tax exemption covers the first $50,000 of the “sales” price for the items listed below. (Farmers must be certified by LDR and a copy of “Approved” Form R-1060 or R-1071 must be attached to certify the purchaser’s exempt status).

  1. Rubber tired farm tractors, cane harvesters, cane loaders, cotton pickers, combines, hay balers, and attachments and sprayers. This exemption includes all attachments and implements that go on a rubber tired tractors.
  2. Clippers, cultivators, discs, plows and spreaders.
  3. Irrigation wells, drives, motors, and equipment.

Leases, rentals do not qualify.

“Farmers as Manufacturers” – not covered under West Carroll Parish Police Jury Exemption.

Please contact the parish for information regarding optional exemptions.

Audit Information

Contract Audit Firm NameFirst Year Contracted
Revenue Recovery Group
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