Evangeline Sheriff proposing a one cent sales tax to help the departments budget
Evangeline Sheriff proposing a one cent sales tax to help the departments budget
and last updated 2021-01-25 20:27:01-05
EVANGELINE PARISH â In Evangeline Parish, the sheriff wants voters to pass a tax he says would help the department s budget.
According to the sheriff his office is operating on a budget that hasn t changed much since 1977. It s around 2.5 million dollars.
The office is no stranger to financial troubles. Back in 2016, under former sheriff Eddie Soileau s leadership, there was a major budget shortfall of almost $700,000. It forced the sheriff to go to the state bond commission to make payroll. The department is still struggling.
Evangeline Sheriff Asking For One Cent Tax to Fund Department
Pennies. I remember when I was a kid you could actually buy stuff with a penny. Granted you couldn t buy much but today the much-maligned penny is often thought of with such disregard that many convenience stores will give you one if you re a penny short on your purchase. That s the power of one penny but if you combine a lot of pennies, say millions of pennies then you re eventually talking about real money.
Real money is what the Sheriff s Department in Evangeline Parish needs right now and they are asking residents of that parish for a penny. Okay, it s a one-cent increase in the sales tax in the parish. Sheriff Charles Guillory is joining other business and civic leaders in Evangeline Parish to push for a one-cent sales tax to sent before the voters this spring.