Sales Tax

Idasha Dartez

Idasha Dartez

Sales Tax Administrator
PHONE: (337) 942-0238
FAX: (337) 942-0212
EMAIL: Idasha Dartez, Administrator  idartez@slpsb.org

CONTACT INFORMATION

Physical Address:

1013 Creswell Lane
OPELOUSAS, LA 70570

 Mailing Address:

P. O. Box 1210
Opelousas, LA  70571-1210

 

PHONE: (337) 942-0238
FAX: (337) 942-0212
EMAIL:

*Technical questions should be addressed in writing to the Sales Tax Division.

Regular Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm

Summer Office Hours (June 2 - July 11, 2025):

Monday - Thursday, 7:30am to 4:30pm - Friday - closed

QUICK LINKS:

LOCAL ONLINE FILING

www.parishe-file.revenue.louisiana.gov  

www.salestaxonline.com

LATA (Louisiana Association of Tax Administrators)

https://lataonline.org/ 

PARISH MAP

https://cajuntravel.com/maps/

RATE CHANGES FOR OPELOUSAS & WASHINGTON - EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2025

City of Opelousas Rate Change Memo - Effective 6/1/25

Town of Washington Rate Change Memo - Effective 6/1/25

Current Rate Chart - Effective 6/1/25

ACT 11 CHANGES EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2025

January 2025 Changes Memo Mailout

Sales and Use Tax Return Form (Effective 1/1/2025)

INTEREST RATE CHANGE EFF JANUARY 1, 2023

INTEREST RATE CHANGE MEMO - EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023

OPELOUSAS DDD EDD EXPANSION - EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2022

SUNSET EDD - EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2021

Notices:

Changes effective OCTOBER 1, 2021

New column added (I1) (7.55%) Sunset Economic Development District (EDD) formed.

Changes effective APRIL 1, 2020

The sales/use tax rate for the Town of Melville will increase by 1%.  This will affect Column C.

Column C (Melville)      4.75% (Old Rate)                           5.75% (New Rate)

 

Changes effective OCTOBER 1, 2019

 The sales/use tax rate for the City of Eunice will increase by .25%.  This will affect both Column(s) F and M.

Column F (Eunice)     5.75%(Old Rate)    -   6.00%(New Rate)

Column M (Eunice-Acadia)  2.20%(Old Rate) -    2.45%(New Rate)

TOWN OF MELVILLE RATE INCREASE 4/1/2020

Notification to Taxpayers - Town of Melville Memo - Effective 4 1 2020

TOWN OF MELVILLE RATE DECREASE 4/1/2019

Notification to Taxpayers - Town of Melville Memo - Effective 4-1-2019

CITY OF EUNICE TAX RATE INCREASE 10/1/2019

MEMO TO TAXPAYERS - EUNICE

OPELOUSAS DDD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

OPEL DDD EDD memo Effective 1-1-2019

DDD EDD Property

CENTRAL ST. LANDRY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

CENTRAL ST. LANDRY EDD MEMO - EFFECTIVE 1 1 2018

CENTRAL ST. LANDRY EDD - CURRENT BUSINESS LISTING AS OF 6/3/2025

CENTRAL ST. LANDRY EDD PARCEL MAP

Harry Guilbeau Memo (original district)

HG EDD Map (original district)

GRAND COTEAU ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT

Grand coteau memo

Grand Coteau EDD Map-Color