Taxes

DID YOU KNOW?

Louisiana Law mandates the Sheriff to collect ad valorem taxes within his parish, thereby making the Sheriff the "Ex-Officio Tax Collector." The Sheriff collects the property taxes and then distributes them as follows:

TAX DISBURSEMENT

Money collected from Property Taxes is divided as follows:

  • 42.424% Vermilion Parish School Board
  • 22.624% Vermilion Parish Police Jury
  • 14.253% Vermilion Parish Drainage Boards
  • 9.951% Vermilion Parish Law Enforcement District
  • 2.337% Hospital Districts
  • 2.825% Assessment District
  • 1.605% Teche Vermilion Fresh Water District
  • 1.404% Abbeville Harbor & Terminal District
  • 1.084% Seventh Ward Fire District
  • 0.977% Pecan Island Fire District
  • 0.512% Twin Parish Port
  • 0.005% LA Dept. of Agriculture (Woodland Tax)

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