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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 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 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 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

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

Tensas Parish

Contact Information

Physical Address:
508 John Dale Dr
Vidalia, LA 71373

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 430
Vidalia, LA 71373

Phone: (318) 336-6235
Fax: (318) 336-1549
Email: Thomas H O’Neal, Administrator
Website: Concordia Parish School Board

Parish Rates

Effective 1/1/2024: **The rate table below includes the Schools EFI District rate increase effective January 1, 2024.**

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		Law
Enforc.		City
Town		Schools
EFI Dist.		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of ParishA1.50%3.50%0.25%–0.50%5.75%4.45%10.20%
NewelltonB1.50%3.50%0.25%0.75%0.50%6.50%4.45%10.95%
St. JosephC1.50%3.50%0.25%1.00%0.50%6.75%4.45%11.20%
WaterproofD1.50%3.50%0.25%0.75%0.50%6.50%4.45%10.95%

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

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Police
Jury		Law
Enforc.		City
Town		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of ParishA1.50%3.50%0.25%–5.25%4.45%9.70%
NewelltonB1.50%3.50%0.25%0.75%6.00%4.45%10.45%
St. JosephC1.50%3.50%0.25%1.00%6.25%4.45%10.70%
WaterproofD1.50%3.50%0.25%0.75%6.00%4.45%10.45%

Office Hours & Holidays

Normal Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:00 pm, Closed for lunch each day

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

Notices

Parish-wide Sales Tax Rate Change Effective 1/1/2024
Official Notice of Sales Tax Rate Change in Connection to Schools EFI District, Effective 1/1/2024

Forms

Sales and Use Tax Report and Schedule “A” (Effective 1/1/2024)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2020)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 4/1/2013)
Occupational License Schedule “A”
Occupational License Tax Instructions, Classifications, and Tables
Registration Application

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. Tammany Parish

Contact Information

Physical Address:
300 Brownswitch Road
Slidell, LA 70458

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1189
Slidell, LA 70459

Phone: (985) 726-7777
Fax: (985) 726-7767
Email: Shawn McManus, Director
Website: St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office

Parish Rates

Effective 1/1/2025: **The rate table below includes the tax rate increase in the City of Slidell, effective January 1, 2025.**

Jurisdiction
Name		School
Board		City
Town		Law
Enforc.		Econ
Dev
District		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
District 32.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Slidell2.00%2.38%0.25%–4.63%4.45%9.08%
Mandeville2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%4.45%9.20%
Covington2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Pearl River2.00%2.25%0.25%–4.50%4.45%8.95%
Madisonville2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Abita Springs2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Folsom2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%4.45%9.20%
Sun2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%4.45%9.20%
Fremaux Town Center EDD2.00%2.38%0.25%0.50%5.13%4.45%9.58%
Camellia Square EDD2.00%2.38%0.25%1.00%5.63%4.45%10.08%
Northshore Square EDD2.00%2.38%0.25%0.50%5.13%4.45%9.58%
Hwy 21 EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.75%5.00%4.45%9.45%

Effective 4/1/2023:

Jurisdiction
Name		School
Board		City
Town		Law
Enforc.		Econ
Dev
District		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
District 32.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Slidell2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Mandeville2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%4.45%9.20%
Covington2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Pearl River2.00%2.25%0.25%–4.50%4.45%8.95%
Madisonville2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Abita Springs2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Folsom2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%4.45%9.20%
Sun2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%4.45%9.20%
Fremaux Town Center EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.50%4.75%4.45%9.20%
Camellia Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%1.00%5.25%4.45%9.70%
Northshore Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.50%4.75%4.45%9.20%
Hwy 21 EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.75%5.00%4.45%9.45%

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

Jurisdiction
Name		School
Board		City
Town		Law
Enforc.		Econ
Dev
District		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
District 32.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Slidell2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Mandeville2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%4.45%9.20%
Covington2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Pearl River2.00%2.25%0.25%–4.50%4.45%8.95%
Madisonville2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Abita Springs2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%4.45%8.70%
Folsom2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%4.45%9.20%
Sun2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%4.45%9.20%
Fremaux Town Center EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.50%4.75%4.45%9.20%
Rooms to Go2.00%2.25%0.25%0.75%5.25%4.45%9.70%
Camellia Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%1.00%5.25%4.45%9.70%
Northshore Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.50%4.75%4.45%9.20%
Hwy 21 EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.75%5.00%4.45%9.45%

Effective 4/1/2018:

Jurisdiction
Name		School
Board		City
Town		Law
Enforc.		Econ
Dev
District		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
District 32.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%5.00%9.25%
Slidell2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%5.00%9.25%
Mandeville2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Covington2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%5.00%9.25%
Pearl River2.00%2.25%0.25%–4.50%5.00%9.50%
Madisonville2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%5.00%9.25%
Abita Springs2.00%2.00%0.25%–4.25%5.00%9.25%
Folsom2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Sun2.00%2.50%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Fremaux Town Center EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.50%4.75%5.00%9.75%
Rooms to Go2.00%2.25%0.25%0.75%5.25%5.00%10.25%
Camellia Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%1.00%5.25%5.00%10.25%
Northshore Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.50%4.75%5.00%9.75%
Hwy 21 EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.75%5.00%5.00%10.00%

Effective 1/1/2018:

Jurisdiction
Name		School
Board		City
Town		Law
Enforc.		Jail
Facilities		Justice
Center		Econ
Dev
District		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
District 32.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Slidell2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Mandeville2.00%2.50%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.25%5.00%10.25%
Covington2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Pearl River2.00%2.25%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.00%5.00%10.00%
Madisonville2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Abita Springs2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Folsom2.00%2.50%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.25%5.00%10.25%
Sun2.00%2.50%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.25%5.00%10.25%
Fremaux Town Center EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.50%5.25%5.00%10.25%
Rooms to Go2.00%2.25%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.75%5.00%10.75%
Camellia Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%1.00%5.75%5.00%10.75%
Northshore Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.50%5.25%5.00%10.25%
Hwy 21 EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.50%5.00%10.50%

Effective 1/1/2017 through 12/31/2017:

Jurisdiction
Name		School
Board		City
Town		Law
Enforc.		Jail
Facilities		Justice
Center		Econ
Dev
District		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
District 32.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Slidell2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Mandeville2.00%2.50%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.25%5.00%10.25%
Covington2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Pearl River2.00%2.25%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.00%5.00%10.00%
Madisonville2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Abita Springs2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Folsom2.00%2.50%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.25%5.00%10.25%
Sun2.00%2.50%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.25%5.00%10.25%
Fremaux Town Center EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.50%5.25%5.00%10.25%
Rooms to Go2.00%2.25%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.75%5.00%10.75%
Camellia Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%1.00%5.75%5.00%10.75%
Northshore Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.50%5.25%5.00%10.25%
Hwy 21 EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Hwy 59 EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Hwy 1077 EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Hwy 1088 EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Hwy 434 EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Airport Rd EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.50%5.00%10.50%

Effective 1/1/2016 through 12/31/2016:

Jurisdiction
Name		School
Board		City
Town		Law
Enforc.		Jail
Facilities		Justice
Center		Econ
Dev
District		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
District 32.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Slidell2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Mandeville2.00%2.50%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.25%5.00%10.25%
Covington2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Pearl River2.00%2.25%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.00%5.00%10.00%
Madisonville2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Abita Springs2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%–4.75%5.00%9.75%
Folsom2.00%2.50%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.25%5.00%10.25%
Sun2.00%2.50%0.25%0.25%0.25%–5.25%5.00%10.25%
Summit Fremaux2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.50%5.25%5.00%10.25%
Nord Du Lac2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.50%5.00%10.50%
Rooms to Go2.00%2.25%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.75%5.75%5.00%10.75%
Camellia Square2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%1.00%5.75%5.00%10.75%
Northshore Square EDD2.00%2.00%0.25%0.25%0.25%0.50%5.25%5.00%10.25%

Office Hours & Holidays

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

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

Notices

Effective 1/1/2025:

Effective January 1, 2025, the City of Slidell will increase their tax rate by .38%.

Effective 1/1/2018:

The Parish Government has repealed the sales tax of three quarters of one percent (0.75%) which was associated with the Hwy 1077 Economic Development District, Hwy 1088 Economic Development District, Hwy 434 Economic Development District, Hwy 59 Economic Development District, and Airport Road Economic Development District.  Effective January 1, 2018, the sales tax rate will be four and three quarters percent (4.75%). All sales previously delivered to and reported in the economic development district columns listed above should now be reported in the District 3 column.

Additionally, as governing authority for the Hwy 21 Economic Development District, the St. Tammany Parish Government has returned the boundaries of the district to the original coordinates.  This change will be effective January 1, 2018.  Sales made within the re-established boundaries will remain subject to the rate of five and one half percent (5.50%) and will be reported in the Hwy 21 EDD column (formerly “Nord Du Lac”).

Effective 1/1/2017:

The Parish Government created five (5) economic development districts along I-12. In addition, they extended the boundaries of the existing Nord Du Lac EDD and renamed it to Hwy 21 EDD. Tax rate for all EDD’s is 5.50%. Hwy 21 EDD (fka Nor Du Lac) files in column K, Hwy 59 EDD files in column O, Hwy 1077 EDD files in column P, Hwy 1088 EDD files in column Q, Hwy 434 EDD files in column R, Airport Rd EDD files in column S.

Effective 1/1/2016:

One half of a percent (0.50%) sales tax for the Village of Folsom will be added on January 1, 2016. On January 1, 2016 the rate will increase from 4.75% to 5.25%.

Forms

Multiple Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 4/1/2023 (Revised Apr 13, 2023, Updated Oct 30, 2023)
(This return is for businesses inside or outside St. Tammany who deliver to more than one jurisdiction)
 Enhancement Return (with Instructions): Effective 4/1/2023 (Revised Apr 13, 2023, Updated Oct 30, 2023)
(This is a double-sided return for businesses located in special tax enhancement areas inside St. Tammany Parish that make both on-site sales and delivered sales)
Single Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 4/1/2023 (Updated Oct 30, 2023)
(This return is for fixed locations inside St. Tammany)
Multiple Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2023
(This return is for businesses inside or outside St. Tammany who deliver to more than one jurisdiction)
 Enhancement Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2023
(This is a double-sided return for businesses located in special tax enhancement areas inside St. Tammany Parish that make both on-site sales and delivered sales)
Single Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2023
(This return is for fixed locations inside St. Tammany)
 Multiple Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 4/1/2018
(This return is for businesses inside or outside St. Tammany who deliver to more than one jurisdiction)
 Enhancement Return (with Instructions): Effective 4/1/2018
(This is a double-sided return for businesses located in special tax enhancement areas inside St. Tammany Parish that make both on-site sales and delivered sales)
 Single Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 4/1/2018
(This return is for fixed locations inside St. Tammany)
Multiple Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2018
(This return is for businesses inside or outside St. Tammany who deliver to more than one jurisdiction)
Enhancement Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2018
(This is a double-sided return for businesses located in special tax enhancement areas inside St. Tammany Parish that make both on-site sales and delivered sales)
Single Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2018
(This return is for fixed locations inside St. Tammany)
Multiple Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2017 through 12/31/2017
(This return is for businesses inside or outside St. Tammany who deliver to more than one jurisdiction)
Enhancement Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2017 through 12/31/2017
(This is a double-sided return for businesses located in special tax enhancement areas inside St. Tammany Parish that make both on-site sales and delivered sales)
Single Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2017 through 12/31/2017
(This return is for fixed locations inside St. Tammany)
Multiple Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2016 through 12/31/2016
(This return is for businesses inside or outside St. Tammany who deliver to more than one jurisdiction)
Enhancement Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2016 through 12/31/2016
(This is a double-sided return for businesses located in special tax enhancement areas inside St. Tammany Parish that make both on-site sales and delivered sales)
Single Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 1/1/2016 through 12/31/2016
(This return is for fixed locations inside St. Tammany)
Multiple Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 10/1/2015 through 12/31/2015
(This return is for businesses inside or outside St. Tammany who deliver to more than one jurisdiction)
Enhancement Return (with Instructions): Effective 10/1/2015 through 12/31/2015
(This is a double-sided return for businesses located in special tax enhancement areas inside St. Tammany Parish that make both on-site sales and delivered sales)
Single Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 10/1/2015 through 12/31/2015
(This return is for fixed locations inside St. Tammany)
Multiple Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 4/1/2015 through 9/30/2015
(This return is for businesses inside or outside St. Tammany who deliver to more than one jurisdiction)
Enhancement Return (with Instructions): Effective 4/1/2015 through 9/30/2015
(This is a double-sided return for businesses located in special tax enhancement areas inside St. Tammany Parish that make both on-site sales and delivered sales)
Single Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective 4/1/2015 through 9/30/2015
(This return is for fixed locations inside St. Tammany)
Multiple Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective through 3/31/2015
(This return is for businesses inside or outside St. Tammany who deliver to more than one jurisdiction)
Enhancement Return (with Instructions): Effective through 3/31/2015
(This is a double-sided return for businesses located in special tax enhancement areas inside St. Tammany Parish that make both on-site sales and delivered sales)
Single Jurisdiction Return (with Instructions): Effective through 3/31/2015
(This return is for fixed locations inside St. Tammany)

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 PartnersMarch 1996
Acadian Professional ServicesJanuary 2003
Revenue Recovery GroupJuly 2003

St. James Parish

Please CLICK HERE to review the Hurricane Ida Taxpayer Extensions.

Contact Information

Physical Address:
1876 W. Main Street
Lutcher, LA 70071

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 368
Lutcher, LA 70071-0368

Phone: (225) 258-4500 ext. 4551
Fax: (225) 258-8105
Email: Neshelle S. Nogess, Director of Sales & Use Tax

Parish Rates

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/TownComb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of ParishA2.50%1.00%–3.50%4.45%7.95%
Town of GramercyB2.50%–1.50%4.00%4.45%8.45%
Town of LutcherC2.50%–2.00%4.50%4.45%8.95%

Effective 01/01/2021: ** New Hotel / Motel Occupancy Tax Rate Effective 1/1/2021 **

Jurisdiction
Name		ColumnRiver Parish Tourist Commission
Occupancy Tax Rate
Parish WideH4.00%

** Hotel / Motel Occupancy Tax Rate Effective 1/1/2004 – 12/31/2020 **

Jurisdiction
Name		ColumnRiver Parish Tourist Commission
Occupancy Tax Rate
Parish WideH2.00%

Effective 1/1/2014 – 6/30/2018

Jurisdiction
Name		ColSchool
Board		Parish
Council		City
Town		Comb.
Local
Rate		State
Rate		Total
Rate
Balance of ParishA2.50%1.00%–3.50%5.00%8.50%
Town of GramercyB2.50%–1.00%3.50%5.00%8.50%
Town of LutcherC2.50%–1.00%3.50%5.00%8.50%

Office Hours & Holidays

Normal Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Summer Schedule (June & July): Monday through Thursday, 7:30 am to 4:45 pm, Closed on Fridays

Notices

NOTIFICATION OF HOTEL MOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX RATE CHANGE & COLLECTION
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021

On August 20, 2020, the River Parishes Tourist Commission passed Ordinance Number 20-01 which levies a four percent (4%) hotel / motel occupancy tax in within the River Parishes Convention, Tourist and Visitors District established in Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4574.12 (River Parishes Convention, Tourist, and Visitors District; Commission).

The word “hotel / motel” as defined by Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:4574.12(D)(1)(b) shall mean and includes any establishment or person engaged in the business of furnishing sleeping rooms, cottages, or cabins to transient guests, where such establishment consists of sleeping rooms, cottages, or cabins at any of the following:

  • (i) A single business location.
  • (ii) A residential location, including but not limited to a house, apartment, condominium, camp, cabin, or other building structure used as a residence.
  • (iii) For purposes of this Chapter, hotel shall not mean or include any establishment or person leasing apartments or single family dwelling on a month-to-month basis.
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2021, OCCUPANCY TAX IN ST. JAMES PARISH WILL INCREASE FROM CURRENT RATE OF TWO PERCENT (2%) TO FOUR PERCENT (4%)

The St. James Parish School Board Sales & Use Tax Department through its continued intergovernmental agreement with the River Parishes Tourist Commission shall collect the occupancy tax. Please note that the occupancy tax is SEPARATE AND APART from the local sales and use tax imposed by the ordinances of the governmental taxing jurisdictions of St. James Parish that includes the St. James Parish School Board (2.5%), St. James Parish Council (1%), the Incorporated Town of Gramercy (1.5%) and the Incorporated Town of Lutcher (2%).

Notice of Sales Tax Rate Change

You may register your business and file the sales / use tax and hotel /motel occupancy tax returns online at either of the following websites: https://parishe-file.revenue.louisiana.gov/default_1.aspx or https://secure.salestaxonline.com/default_sto.aspx.

Forms

Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2018)
Hotel-Motel Sales & Use and Occupancy Tax Report (Effective 01/01/2021)
Hotel-Motel Sales & Use and Occupancy Tax Report Instructions  (Effective 01/01/2021)
Hotel-Motel Sales & Use and Occupancy Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2018 through 12/31/2020)
Hotel-Motel Sales & Use and Occupancy Tax Report Instructions (Effective 7/1/2018 through 12/31/2020)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2014 through 6/30/2018)
Sales & Use Tax Report Instructions (Effective 1/1/2014 through 6/30/2018)
Hotel-Motel Sales & Use and Occupancy Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2014 through 6/30/2018)
Hotel-Motel Sales & Use and Occupancy Tax Report Instructions (Effective 1/1/2014 through 6/30/2018)
Resale Certificate Application for Currently Registered Businesses
Claim For Refund (Effective 7/1/2018)

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

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

Parish Optional Exemptions

Manufacturing Machinery & Equipment Exclusion: Effective 1/1/2011

The St. James Parish Council passed Ordinance Number 10-20, a local option exemption excluding the sales, cost, or lease or rental price of manufacturing machinery and equipment for iron and steel mills (NAICS Code 331111) located in St. James Parish from the Parish Council’s one-percent (1%) local sales and use tax as adopted by Ordinance No. C-81-7 on May 6, 1981. The effective date of this exclusion is January 1, 2011.

A business which does not have the specific NAICS Code 331111 cannot claim the 1% exclusion. The exclusion is calculated on lines 16a, 16b, and 16c of Column A on the St. James Parish School Board Sales & Use Tax Return

Audit Information

Audit Firm NameFirst Year Contracted
Avenu Insights & Analytics (Formerly Known as Broussard Partners and Associates)2009
Revenue Recovery Group, Inc.2019

St. Charles Parish

Contact Information

Physical Address:
13855 River Road
Luling, LA 70070

Mailing Address:

Phone: (985) 785-6289
Fax: (985) 785-7246
Email: Paula H. Jeansonne, J.D., C.P.A., Director of Tax Collections

Parish Rates

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

Jurisdiction NameColumnSchool BoardParish CouncilCombined Local RateState RateTotal Rate
ParishwideA3.00%2.00%5.00%4.45%9.45%

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

Jurisdiction NameColumnSchool BoardParish CouncilCombined Local RateState RateTotal Rate
ParishwideA3.00%2.00%5.00%5.00%10.00%

Office Hours & Holidays

Please contact the parish for office hours and holiday information.

Notices

There are no notices at this time.

Forms

Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/01/2023)
Sales and Use Tax Report
St. Charles Parish Towns and their Zip Codes
Application for Sales and Use Tax Registration

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 contract audit information.