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John came to Shreveport in January of 1977 when he was transferred to Barksdale AFB.

He’s been active in Shreveport politics since deciding to make Shreveport his home.

John practiced law for 40 years and he now monitors local politics. He regularly attends Shreveport City Council and Caddo Parish Commission meetings.

John is published weekly in The Inquisitor, bi-monthly in The Forum News, and frequently in the Shreveport Times.

He enjoys addressing civic groups on local government issues and elections.

 

Sales tax data for March 2026

Ken Krefft

All of the major NW LA sales taxing jurisdictions are ahead in March vs last year, and all are up YTD in their fiscal years.
 
The City of Shreveport levies a 2.75% sales and use tax and operates on a calendar fiscal year.  Its March revenue is up a solid 9.7%% vs 2025, $13,581,198 vs $12,377,525. YTD it reflects $41,413,718 vs $40,619,448 a year ago, a 2.0% gain.
 
The Caddo Parish School Board imposes its 1.5% sales tax on the July 1 to June 30 school board fiscal year. For March its tally of $9,332,933 is a large 15.2% over its $8,103,221 in  2025. YTD in 9 fiscal months, its total of $84,102,905 is 4.1%  above the $80,765,582 it had collected in its prior fiscal year.
 
The Law Enforcement District of Caddo, the Sheriff, levies a 0.35% tax rate in a calendar fiscal year. March is 15.2% more than 2025, $2,178,338 vs $1,890,938 a year back. back. YTD its $6,573,604 deposit is 5.0% more than 2025's $6,259,534.
 
Bossier City-Parish received $5,306,18 in March, 4.6% above last year's $5,073,511. It uses a calendar fiscal year. YTD its $16,761,279 rises 0.4% ahead of its $16,688,090 a year ago.
 
Bossier Parish School Board, 3/4 through a July 1 to June 30 fiscal year, is 1.0% higher than a like prior fiscal period. It has gathered $53,741,032 vs $53,224,746. In March, however, its $5,755,715 is a robust 12.2% uptick over $5,131,318 in 2025.
 
Bossier Parish Police Jury fared best among these bodies. It took in $1,282,775 in March, a whopping 36.1% spike over its $942,052 in March 2025. YTD it is also way up from 2025. Its $4,067,328 is 31.6% greater than the $3,089,861 a year back.

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