Economy Year-over-year city-parish sales and use tax collections up 42% in April By Caitie Burkes - June 30, 2021 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint For the city and parish combined, recurring city-parish sales and use tax collections totaled $18.46 million in April, a 42% increase compared to the same time last year. That’s according to the … Already an INSIDER? Sign in.