Sales tax collections decline in St. Landry Parish
<div align="center"><a href="http://www.katc.com/news/sales-tax-collections-decline-in-st-landry-parish/"><img src="http://www.katc.com/images/thumbnails/7C90F2C124BC0BCFDABCCE9A8C82E4A4_200_200.jpg" alt="Sales tax collections decline in St. Landry Parish" border="0" align="left" vspace="4" hspace="8"/></a></div><p>OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) - For the first time in almost two years, sales tax growth in St. Landry Parish has stalled.<br /> <br />According to figures released by the St. Landry Parish School Board, which tracks sales tax numbers for the parish, collections fell by 9 percent in November, the first drop in the past 23 months.