Sales tax in Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish), LA
The combined sales tax rate in Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish), LA is 11%, effective 2025-07-01.
Last verified
- ZIP codes
- 3 on file · 1 wholly inside the city limits
- County
- West Carroll Parish
- Levied by
- Louisiana and Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish)
How the combined rate in Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish), LA is made up
Each government below levies its own share. A seller collects them together at the till and passes each share to the authority that levied it.
| Jurisdiction | Type | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | state | 5% | Jan 1, 2025 | Louisiana state sales tax rate |
| Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish) | city | 6% | Jul 1, 2025 | Louisiana domicile rate listing, Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers |
| Combined rate | 11% | |||
ZIP codes in Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish)
3 on file — 1 wholly inside the city limits and 2 crossing them. Each has its own page.
1 ZIP code wholly inside Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish)
Every address in these is inside the city limits, so all of them pay Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish)'s rate.
| ZIP code | Combined rate | Also reaches |
|---|---|---|
| 71242 | ~11% | no other city |
2 ZIP codes crossing the city line
Part of each of these lies outside Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish). An address in one may be taxed at a neighbour's rate instead, and the figure shown is the most likely one across the whole ZIP code.
What can change the tax you pay in Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish), LA
- ZIP codes shared with a neighbour. 1 of Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish)'s 3 ZIP codes is also reached by Village of Kilbourne (West Carroll Parish), so an address in one of them can owe a neighbour's rate instead of Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish)'s.
- What you are buying. Categories are not taxed alike. The calculator switches between general merchandise, prepared food and lodging, which are the categories we hold rates for here.
How Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish) compares with the rest of Louisiana
Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish)'s 11% is above what most ZIP codes carry in Louisiana. Of the state's 719 ZIP codes with a figure, 32 land on the same one, 677 carry a lower figure and 10 a higher one. Across Louisiana the combined rate runs from 5% to 12%. See every city in Louisiana.
| Combined rate | ZIP codes | Which is this city |
|---|---|---|
| ~5% | 470 | |
| ~10% | 47 | |
| ~10.5% | 44 | |
| ~11% | 32 | Village of Forest (West Carroll Parish) |
| ~10.25% | 21 |
Counted from ZIP-code figures. A tilde marks a band where some ZIP codes cross a tax boundary and are counted at their most likely rate.
How sales tax is collected
The seller generally collects the tax from the buyer at the point of sale and passes it to the authorities that levied it. In most states it is added at the till rather than included in the advertised price. Read how sales tax works, including sourcing rules, online purchases and who is required to collect.
Rates last verified: Sep 4, 2026. This is when the source was last read, not when this page was last edited.
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