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Parish reports year-to-date sales-tax growth; July month figure not fully specified
Summary
Parish President Jewell reported that sales-tax receipts were up year to date and that the parish recorded an increase in July versus July of the prior year; she said year-to-date collections were up 6.9%, about $1.8 million compared with the prior year, but the July percent cited in the remarks was not specified clearly on the record.
Parish President Jewell reported that sales-tax receipts for July showed an increase compared with July 2024 and that year-to-date collections were up 6.9% — about $1,800,000 — compared with the prior year.
In the meeting transcript, the July percentage figure was spoken in a way that was not presented clearly (recorded as “6 6%” in the transcription), so the parish’s public remarks substantiated the year-to-date percentage (6.9%) and the approximate dollar increase but did not provide a clear, unambiguous July percentage on the record.
No council action, budget amendment or allocation tied to the receipts was announced during the remarks; Jewell presented this as a revenue update. Additional details, such as the revenue source breakout, whether the increase reflects one-time receipts or recurring growth, and any planned budgetary adjustments, were not provided in the remarks.
