Physical Address:
411 E. Vermillion St.
Lafayette, LA 70501

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 3883
Lafayette, LA 70502

Phone: (337) 232-3912
Fax: (337) 235-5275
Email: Bob Simpson, Sales Tax Director
Website: Lafayette Parish School System

Normal Business Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm

Holidays:
New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Day, Good Friday (Easter), Monday after Easter, Mardi Gras (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday), Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day (Dec 22-Jan 1)

Sales Tax Rate Increases: Effective 4/1/2012
Sales tax rate for Column D (Broussard) has increased by 0.50%. The old rate was 4.00%. The new rate is 4.50%. Sales tax rate for Column E (Broussard within St. Martin Parish ) has increased by 0.50%. The old rate was 2.00%. The new rate is 2.50%. Sales tax rate for Column M (Youngsville) has increased by 1.00%. The old rate was 4.50%. The new rate is 5.50%.

Vendors Compensation Changes: Effective 4/1/2012
Vendors Compensation rate for Column D has decreased by 0.06%. The old VC rate was 0.5%. The new VC rate is 0.44%. Vendors Compensation rate for Column E has decreased by 0.20%. The old VC rate was 1.0%. The new VC rate is 0.80%. Vendors Compensation rate for Column M has increased by 0.36%. The old VC rate was 0.00%. The new VC rate is 0.36%.

Lafayette Discontinuance of Special District Tax: Effective 10/1/2011
The 1% special district tax named Lafayette I-10 Corridor District at Mile Marker 101 (Report form, Column 2-B) has been discontinued. Sales in that special district will be reported under Column A-1 after October 1, 2011.

Lafayette Parish Vendors Compensation Tax Rate Decrease: Effective 7/1/2011
Vendors Compensation rate for Column K (Apollo EDD, City of Scott) and Column L (Destination Point EDD, City of Scott) has decreased by 0.60%. The old rate was 0.80%. The new rate is 0.20%. Vendors Compensation rate for Column F (City of Carencro) and Column J (City of Scott) has decreased by 1.00%. The old rate was 1.00%. The new rate is 0.00%. Vendors Compensation rate for Column G (I-49 EDD, City of Carencro ) has decreased by 0.80%. The old rate was 1.02%. The new rate is 0.22%.

City of Scott Economic Development Districts - Tax Rate Increase
City of Lafayette - 2 Special Districts- Tax Rate Increase

• Sales & Use Tax filing online - on SalesTaxOnline.com
• Find an Address Within Lafayette Parish
  (Note: This link only verifies if the address is located within the parish or city limits. It does not indicate TIF zones, EDD districts, St. Martin addresses annexed into the city of Broussard, or Acadia Parish addresses indexed into the Town of Duscon. These addresses must be individually verified using the address documents in the Forms section below.
• Lafayette Parish School System

Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 6/1/2013)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 4/1/2012)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 10/1/2011 - 3/31/2012)
Sales and Use Tax Report (Effective 7/1/2011 through 9/30/2011)
Sales and Use Tax Report and Instructions (Legal size document)
Hotel - Motel Tax Report
Blanket Certificate of Exemption Covering Purchased for resale, or for Further Processing for Resale
Local Rate Chart with Food and Drug Exemption rates
St. Martin Parish addresses to identify those street addresses annexed into the City of Broussard
Acadia Parish addresses to identify those street addresses annexed into the Town of Duson
Scott - Destination Pointe domicile addresses to identify those street addresses within the economic development district
Scott - Apollo domicile addresses to identify those street addresses within the economic development district
Lafayette I-10 @ mile Marker 101 addresses to identify those street addresses within the economic development district
Lafayette I-10 @ mile Marker 103 addresses to identify those street addresses within the economic development district
City of Carencro I-49 addresses to identify those street addresses within the economic development district

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

Please contact the parish for additional information regarding optional exemptions.

Local Rate Chart with Food and Drug Exemption rates

Contract Audit Firm Name	First Year Contracted
Acadian Professional Services	2005
Broussard Partners & Associates	1985
Gary W. Lambert	1980

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