Section Ringing Registers

Retail sales holding steady

Taxable sales in Lafayette Parish hit the $2 billion mark through April, keeping pace with last year’s tally.

Retail sales break January record

Coming off of a record-setting year, January retail sales in Lafayette Parish totaled more than $484 million, the highest January on record and a 6.73 increase over January last year.

Retail sales continue northward trend

Year-to-date sales are outpacing 2013 by 4.7 percent. Lafayette Parish retail sales of more than $565 million in June pushed the year-to-date total to $3.1 billion, an increase of 4.7 percent over...

Retail sales up 4.6 percent this year

May sales, the highest on record for the month at $534 million, increased 6.1 percent over May 2013. Sales of more than $534 million in May pushed year-to-date retail sales to $2.53 billion, an...

$6 billion in retail sales shatter 2012 record

As LEDA accurately predicted throughout much of the year, 2013 set a record. Retail sales of more than $596 million in December boosted Lafayette Parish's total taxable sales to $6.02 billion, the...

Retail sales 5.25 percent higher than 2012

September's $509 million in sales pushed Lafayette Parish's nine-month total to $4.4 billion. Lafayette Parish retail sales of $509 million in September bumped the year-to-date total to $4.4 billion,...

Retail sales up almost 5 percent over 2012

Record-breaking pace continues With Lafayette Parish retail sales of more than $485 million in August, 2013 year-to-date sales have climbed to $3.93 billion, an increase of 4.8 percent over...

July retail sales shatter record

Lafayette Parish retail sales for first seven months of 2013 are up 3.5 percent over the same period last year. Retail sales in Lafayette Parish continue their record pace this year, with July sales...

Lafayette Parish retail sales still climbing

Year-to-date retail sales up 4.25 percent over 2012. Lafayette Parish retail sales topped $500 million in May, bringing year-to-date figures to $2.4 billion, an increase of 4.25 percent over...

Tax-free Internet shopping in jeopardy

Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over. WASHINGTON (AP) - Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for...

Retail spending jumps 11%

Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Retail sales in Lafayette Parish are continuing to rise in 2011, with the first three months besting 2010's first quarter by 9.62 percent. February's 8.64 percent rise in...

Retail sales up 8.64%

Wednesday, April 27, 2011 What a difference a year makes. Last year Lafayette Parish retail sales got off to a sluggish start, trailing 2009 by 14 percent during the first two months and still off...

Drilling Down on Retail Sales

**Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Written by Leslie Turk A timeline of the drilling ban's potential impact on retail sales alone, one of the best barometers of fiscal activity, reveals a bruised Lafayette...


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