The Allen Parish Sales Tax Collection Report for October 2019 shows a $47,889.42 drop compared to October last year.
The entities that showed an increase in October were the Town of Kinder who collected $449.22 from collecting $44,942.34 last year to $45,391.56 this year.
The Town of Elizabeth collected $7,465.29 this year compared to last years $4,971.58 for an increase in collections of $2,493.71.
The Town of Kinder Library/Sewerage increased by $134.69 from collecting $13,482.90 last year to $13,617.59.
The Village of Reeves collected $3,715.22 for October 2019 compared to collecting $3,047.48 in October 2018. This gave them an increase of $667.74.
The other eight entities saw decreases for the month of October 2019 compared to October 2018.
The Allen Parish School Board No. One and Two saw a drop $20,872.85. They collected $444,221.44 this year compared to last year’s $465,094.29.
Allen Parish School Board No. Three collected $223,259.53 this year compared to last years $232,548.10 for a drop of $9,288.57.
Allen Parish Police Jury saw a $6,500.52 decrease. They collected $162,782.93 in October 2018 compared to this year’s $156,282.41.
The town of Oberlin collected $3,147 less than last years $19,721.71 by collecting $16,574.71 for the month of Oct.
The City of Oakdale saw a slight $776.52 drop from $111,502 last year to $110,725.48 this year.
The Allen Parish Ocupancy Tax collected $4,118.56 compared to last year’s $4,559.36 for a small loss of $440.80.
The Allen Parish Tourist Commission collected $12,355.66 for October 2019. This was a $1,322.37 drop from 2018’s $13,678.03.
The Allen Parish Sheriff District collected $223,259.72 this was $9,286.15 less than last years $232,545.87.