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Local sales taxes are divided between parish governments, law enforcement and levee, road and school districts.
According to totals from the Terrebonne Sales and Use Tax Department, Terrebonne Parish collected about $124.5 million last year. That’s a $560,000 increase from 2019.
Lafourche’s gains were even stronger. According to monthly collection totals reported by the Lafourche School Board’s Sales Tax Department, the parish collected about $84.9 million in 2020, a $6.7 million increase.
“It was quite surprising to see sales tax revenue trend up in 2020, especially during a pandemic,” said Thibodaux Chamber of Commerce CEO Tammy Ledet. “When a need is presented, it is often fulfilled by our community. Local businesses needed support, and the people of our city and parish responded. While COVID may have presented a number of obstacles for many, surprisingly it pushed local sales tax revenue to increase. It proved to many that shopping local can assist our