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VIDALIA, La. — Concordia Parish could lose nearly $1 million in funding if legislation to eliminate inventory tax passes, according to the Concordia Parish Tax Assessor Jeanie Archer.

The Police Jury alone receives over $240,000 from inventory tax each year, she said. Based on last year’s millage, without an inventory tax drainage and public works would lose $90,930; public health service would lose $16,367; general alimony would lose $20,641; the library would lose $76,472; and Council on Aging would lose $36,372, Archer said.

“That’s just you. The parish as a whole would lose $975,543 based on last year’s millage. (In) our parish — right at $1 million if that goes away,” Archer told members of the police jury on Monday.

While there are several tax referendums in the works, Archer said the inventory tax legislation has “been in the talks” but has not been formally introduced.

“It has been talked about before but has never been followed through. They’re talking pretty big about it again,” she said.

“I’m not trying to give an opinion or tell you all what to do, but without me giving you these values you might not see some of the things that I see that might make your opinion sway one way or the other,” Archer added. “I just wanted to give you the information that way if you have an opinion about it you could reach out to your senator or representative and discuss with them how you feel about it and what you would like done if it does make it to a bill.”

The police jury members raised no questions or concerns during Monday’s meeting after the presentation.

They did, however, certify the 2023 Tax Rolls during Monday’s meeting. The Police Jury acts as the review board so if anyone had disputed their property value before the roll is certified they would bring it before the Police Jury, Archer said.

“We didn’t have any appeals this year. We didn’t have anybody dispute any values,” she said.