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Contact Information

Physical Address:
415 East Main St.
Homer, LA 71040-0600

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 600
Homer, LA 71040-0600

Phone: (318) 927-3502
Fax: (318) 927-9184
Email: Wanda Clements, Sales Tax Collector

Parish Rates

Effective 7/01/2018: **Column C (Haynesville) has a sales tax rate increase effective July 1, 2018. The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate decrease effective July 1, 2018.**

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

Effective 7/1/2015:

Office Hours & Holidays

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Notices

Claiborne Parish – Interest Rate Decrease: Effective 1/1/2023

The interest rate in Claiborne parish will decrease from 15.00% per annum to 12.00% per annum.

Claiborne Parish – Column C – Haynesville: Effective 7/1/2018

Column C (Haynesville) has a sales tax rate increase. The new rate will be 5.125%.

Claiborne Parish – Hospital Tax: Effective 7/1/2015

All columns have a hospital tax increase of .500%. The new rates are listed below.
Column A (Balance of Parish): 3.625%
Column B (Homer): 6.00%.
Column C (Haynesville): 4.625%
Column D (Junction City): 4.625%
Column E (Athens): 4.625%

Claiborne Parish – Column B – Homer: Effective 1/1/2015

Column B (Homer) has a sales tax rate increase. The new rate will be 5.50%.

Claiborne Parish New Taxation District: Effective 7/1/2012

Column E (Village of Athens) has a sales tax rate of 4.125%.

Claiborne Parish Sales Tax Rate Increase: Effective 1/1/2011

Sales tax rate for Column B (Homer) has increased by 0.375%. The old rate was 4.125%. The new rate is 4.50%.

Forms

Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/01/2023)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 7/01/2018)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2015)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2015 through 6/30/2015)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2012 through 12/31/2014)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2011 through 6/30/2012)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective through 12/31/2010)

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

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Parish Optional Exemptions

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Audit Information

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Contact Information

Physical Address:
508 John Dale Dr
Vidalia, LA 71373

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 250
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 7/1/2018: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate decrease effective July 1, 2018.**

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

Effective 1/1/2013 through 3/31/2016:

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

New Sales Tax Column: Effective 04/01/2016

Forms

Sales Tax Return (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales Tax Return (Effective 7/1/2020)
Sales Tax Return (Effective 4/1/2016)
Occupational License Schedule “A”
Occupational License Tax Instructions, Classifications, and Tables
Registration Application

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

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Parish Optional Exemptions

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Audit Information

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Contact Information

Physical Address:
508 John Dale Dr
Vidalia, LA 71373

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 280
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 4/1/2021: **Village of Grayson passed a one cent sales on December 5, 2020 with an effective date of April 1, 2021.**

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

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

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

Notice of Sales Tax Rate Change – Effective April 1, 2021

Forms

Sales Tax Return (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales Tax Return (Effective 4/1/2021)
Sales Tax Return (Effective 7/1/2020)
Occupational License Schedule “A”
Registration Application

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

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Parish Optional Exemptions

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Audit Information

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Contact Information

Physical Address:
2439 Sixth Street
Lake Charles, LA 70601

Mailing Address:
P.O. Drawer 2050
Lake Charles, LA 70602

Phone: (337) 217-4280
Fax: (337) 217-4281
Email: Hollie Howard, Director of Sales Tax
Website: Calcasieu Parish School System Sales and Use Tax Department

Parish Rates

Effective 07/1/2021: **The City of Lake Charles has created the Nelson Market Economic Development District (Col N) **

Effective 10/1/2020: **Tax rate will not renew for Moss Bluff, Topsy, Gillis Area (Column H).**

Effective 10/1/2018: **Calcasieu Parish New Economic Development District: Effective 10/1/2018**

The new Lakefront Economic Development District will levy an additional 1% sales and use tax effective October 1, 2018. Map showing the district boundaries is on the parish website.

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

Office Hours & Holidays

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

Holidays:
New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday (Easter), Mardi Gras (Monday & Tuesday), Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Election Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day Office is closed the entire week of Thanksgiving.

Christmas/New Year’s holiday period is two weeks inclusive of Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Notices

City of Lake Charles has created a New Column on the Sales Tax Return (Column N): Effective July 1, 2021
The Nelson Market Economic Development District has been created within the municipal limits of the city. The new column on the sales tax return will be Column N. The rate increase in this district will be 1% sales tax in addition to the current local tax rate of 5.75% sales and use tax bringing the total local sales and use tax rate for Column N to 6.75%. This new District has been assigned a domiciliary code of 1014.

Calcasieu Parish Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax Increase: Effective 10/1/2018
The Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau will levy an additional 1% occupancy tax parish-wide effective October 1, 2018. The overall occupancy tax rate is shown on the parish hotel/motel tax return effective October 1, 2018.

Calcasieu Parish New Economic Development District: Effective 10/1/2018
The new Lakefront Economic Development District will levy an additional 1% sales and use tax effective October 1, 2018. Map showing the district boundaries is on the parish website.

Calcasieu Parish Complimentary Room Rate: Effective 7/1/2018
The applicable room rate for complimentary rooms on Schedule B of the Southwest Louisiana Convention & Visitors Bureau Hotel-Motel Tax Reports has increased for the coming year to $93.00. This rate affects tax on complimentary rooms owned or operated by racetracks and riverboat casinos.

Calcasieu Parish New Economic Development District: Effective 1/1/2018
The new MorganField Economic Development District will levy an additional 1% sales and use tax and a 1% hotel occupancy tax effective January 1, 2018. Map showing the district boundaries is on the parish website.

Forms

Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales and Use Tax Instructions (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 07/1/2021)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 10/1/2020)
Hotel – Motel Tax Return (Effective 1/1/2023)
Hotel – Motel Tax Return (Effective 10/1/2018)
Hotel – Motel Tax Return (Effective 1/1/2018)
Hotel – Motel Tax Return (Effective 7/1/2016 through 12/31/2017)
Hotel – Motel Tax Return (Effective 4/1/2016 through 6/30/2016)
Sales and Use Tax Report with Instructions (Effective 1/1/2018)
Sales and Use Tax Report with Instructions (Effective 7/1/2016 through 12/31/2017)
Application for Cancer Drugs Exemption Certificate
Claim for Refund of Taxes Paid including Credit Memos (Revised 02/2018)
Procedures for Filing for Credit or Claim for Refund

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

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Parish Optional Exemptions

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Audit Information

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Contact Information

Physical Address:
3300 Dee Street
Shreveport, LA 71105

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 104
Shreveport, LA 71161

Phone: (318) 865-3312
Fax: (318) 865-1838
Email: Phillip R. Jackson, Administrator

Parish Rates

Effective 4/1/2022:

(1) Includes Belcher, Gilliam, and Mira.
(2) Of the 5.25% combined local rate due and to be collected, 2.75% is due and must be remitted to Caddo Parish. The remaining 2.50% local tax is due must be remitted to the Bossier City Parish Sales and Use Tax Division.
(3) Of the 4.35% combined local rate due and to be collected, 1.85% is due and must be remitted to Caddo Parish. The remaining 2.50% local tax is due must be remitted to the Bossier City Parish Sales and Use Tax Division.

Effective 1/1/2022: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate.**

(1) Includes Belcher, Gilliam, Hosston, and Mira.
(2) Of the 5.25% combined local rate due and to be collected, 2.75% is due and must be remitted to Caddo Parish. The remaining 2.50% local tax is due must be remitted to the Bossier City Parish Sales and Use Tax Division.
(3) Of the 4.35% combined local rate due and to be collected, 1.85% is due and must be remitted to Caddo Parish. The remaining 2.50% local tax is due must be remitted to the Bossier City Parish Sales and Use Tax Division.

Effective 1/1/2020: **The rate table below includes the Louisiana State Rate.**

(1) Includes Belcher, Gilliam, Hosston, and Mira.
(2) Of the 5.25% combined local rate due and to be collected, 2.75% is due and must be remitted to Caddo Parish. The remaining 2.50% local tax is due must be remitted to the Bossier City Parish Sales and Use Tax Division.
(3) Of the 4.35% combined local rate due and to be collected, 1.85% is due and must be remitted to Caddo Parish. The remaining 2.50% local tax is due must be remitted to the Bossier City Parish Sales and Use Tax Division.

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

(1) Includes Belcher, Gilliam, Hosston, and Mira.
(2) Of the 5.25% combined local rate due and to be collected, 2.75% is due and must be remitted to Caddo Parish. The remaining 2.50% local tax is due must be remitted to the Bossier City Parish Sales and Use Tax Division.
(3) Of the 4.35% combined local rate due and to be collected, 1.85% is due and must be remitted to Caddo Parish. The remaining 2.50% local tax is due must be remitted to the Bossier City Parish Sales and Use Tax Division.

Office Hours & Holidays

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

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

Notices

Caddo Parish Interest Rate: Effective 1/1/2024

Interest rate on unpaid taxes will be 0.979% per month or 11.75% per year.

Caddo Parish Interest Rate: Effective 1/1/2023

Interest rate on unpaid taxes will be 0.792% per month or 9.50% per year.

New Optional Exemption for City of Shreveport: Effective 7/1/2022

The City of Shreveport approved an optional exemption for Diaper and Feminine Hygiene Products, effective July 1, 2022.

New Optional Exemption for Sales Tax District No. 1: Effective 7/1/2022

The Caddo Parish Commission approved an optional exemption for Diaper and Feminine Hygiene Products, effective July 1, 2022.
Caddo Parish Commission Ordinance No 6218 of 2022

New Tax Levy + Farm Exemption for Village of Hosston: Effective 4/1/2022

The Village of Hosston approved an ordinance which levies a 1% Sales and Use Tax, effective April 1, 2022.
Village of Hosston Ordinance No 7

Caddo Parish Interest Rate: Effective 1/1/2022

Interest rate on unpaid taxes will be 0.542% per month or 6.50% per year.

The Local Option for the City of Shreveport Feminine Hygiene Products Exemption has expired Effective December 31, 2021.

Caddo Parish Interest Rate: Effective 1/1/2021

Interest rate on unpaid taxes will be 0.542% per month or 6.50% per year.

Forms

Sales & Use Tax Instructions (Effective 1/1/2024)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2024)
Sales & Use Tax Instructions (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2023)
Sales & Use Tax Instructions (Effective 7/1/2022, Revised 9/13/2022)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2022, Revised 9/13/2022)
Sales & Use Tax Instructions (Effective 7/1/2022)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2022)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 4/1/2022)
Sales & Use Tax Instructions (Effective 4/1/2022)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2022)
Sales & Use Tax Instructions (Effective 1/11/2022)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 3/11/2021)
Sales & Use Tax Instructions (Effective 3/11/2021)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2021)
Sales & Use Tax Report (Effective 1/1/2020)
Blanket Certificate of Exemption
Claim for Refund Instructions

Parish Sales & Use Tax Ordinances

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Parish Optional Exemptions

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Audit Information

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