Pecan Island rules, sales tax and state fees

The reference page. Which authority governs what, the exact sales tax rate for unincorporated Vermilion Parish, every Secretary of State fee that applies, and what changes on 1 October 2026.

Checked 26 August 2026

Everything on this page carries the date it was checked. Fees and rates change, and a stale number here would be worse than no page at all, so treat the date stamp as part of the fact.

If you are about to file something or charge a customer, confirm with the office named beside the number.

Who governs what

• Parish. Vermilion Parish. Parish seat Abbeville, about 40 miles north by road.
• Municipality. None. Pecan Island is unincorporated, so no city occupational license and no city sales tax.
• Parish government. Vermilion Parish Police Jury, 337-898-4300.
• Local tax collector. Vermilion Parish sales tax office, 337-898-5732.
• Entity filings. Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division, through geauxBIZ.
• State tax. Louisiana Department of Revenue.
• Economic development. Vermilion Economic Development Alliance, Abbeville, 337-740-0433.
• Rural water. Vermilion Parish Waterworks District No. 1, 337-898-8345.

Sales tax

The combined rate in unincorporated Vermilion Parish is 8.75 percent:

• Louisiana state. 5.00 percent, remitted to the Department of Revenue.
• Vermilion Parish. 3.75 percent, remitted to the parish collector, not the state.
• Combined, unincorporated. 8.75 percent.
• Inside parish towns. Higher. Rates in incorporated areas of the parish run above the unincorporated rate, up to 11.25 percent in the highest jurisdiction.

Two things trip people up. Louisiana collects local sales tax locally, so registering with the state does not register you with the parish. And the rate follows where the work is done, not where your office is, so a Lafayette firm working on the ridge charges the Vermilion rate.

Vermilion Parish is split across seven taxing jurisdictions, and each one is listed on the Vermilion Parish guide and in the statewide rate tables.

Verify before you charge. Rates change and your exact address governs. Confirm with the Vermilion Parish sales tax office on 337-898-5732 before you set a rate in your invoicing.

Secretary of State fees

Under Act 921 of the 2026 Regular Session, Commercial Division fees increase on 1 October 2026.

• LLC Articles of Organization. $100 now, $125 from 1 October 2026.
• Annual report. $30 now, $35 from 1 October 2026.
• Foreign LLC registration. $185 from 1 October 2026.
• Name reservation. $25.
• Change of members or managers. $30.
• Expedite. $30 for 24 hours, $50 for same day, on top of the filing fee.

An EIN from the IRS is free. Anything quoted well above these figures is a service fee, not a government fee. The order in which to file them is on the start a business page.

Licensing

There is no municipal occupational license, because there is no municipality. That is separate from the parish: Bizer's parish data records Vermilion as levying an occupational license outside its towns, so ask the Vermilion Parish sales tax office on 337-898-5732 whether it applies to your business before assuming you owe nothing. How the occupational license works, and what it costs, is explained in the statewide guide.

State level trade licensing applies here exactly as it does anywhere in Louisiana. Contractors, electricians, plumbers, food service, lodging and alcohol all have their own boards and requirements. The Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors licenses above the statutory thresholds, and the classification has to match the work. Unincorporated does not mean unregulated, and that misunderstanding is the most expensive one available out here.

How to verify any of this

• Sales tax rate. Vermilion Parish sales tax office, 337-898-5732.
• Filing fees. The Secretary of State fee schedule, and the amount shown at checkout in geauxBIZ.
• Trade licensing. The board for your trade, or ask Miles to identify which board applies.
• Parish matters. Vermilion Parish Police Jury, 337-898-4300.

Where to go next

• Start a business in Pecan Island, the filing sequence in order.
• Expanding an existing business into the area, for cross parish tax.
• Contracting and supplier work, if you are setting up to invoice a prime.

Want this checked against your actual business?

Miles, Bizer's AI agent, can tell you which of these apply to your trade and address: the rate you charge, the filings you may have missed, and whether your trade needs a state license. Free to ask, no account needed.