ENROLLED
2020 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 52
BY REPRESENTATIVE BACALA
A RESOLUTION
To commend Mark West, upon the occasion of his retirement, for thirty-six years of
dedicated public service to Ascension Parish and the state of Louisiana.
WHEREAS, Mark West began his career in tax collection in 1984 as a sales tax
auditor and senior agent for the Louisiana Department of Revenue; and
WHEREAS, Mark transitioned to local sales tax collection, becoming sales tax
administrator for the Ascension Parish Sales and Use Tax Authority, in 1990; and
WHEREAS, Mark faithfully served the people of Ascension Parish in that capacity
for twenty-seven years, implementing innovative programs to promote reliability and
efficiency in local sales tax collection; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure as Ascension Parish sales tax administrator, Mark was
a proud and active member of the Louisiana Association of Tax Administrators (LATA),
serving as its president in 1999 and 2012; and
WHEREAS, Mark retired from his position as sales tax administrator in 2017 and
joined LATA as its legislative director; and
WHEREAS, on January 1, 2018, Mark became the executive director of LATA, an
organization created in 1966 to assist local tax administrators, provide continuing education
and disseminate information, increase efficiency in local tax collection, and encourage
cooperation between tax administrators; and
WHEREAS, Mark's efforts throughout his career have fostered significant
developments in local sales tax collection, including the single parish collector system, the
Uniform Local Sales Tax Code, the local sales and use tax commission for remote sellers,
and the Louisiana uniform local sales tax board.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend Mark West, on the occasion of his
retirement, for his thirty-six years of dedicated public service to Ascension Parish and the
state of Louisiana; does hereby express gratitude for his innumerable contributions to local
sales tax collection rules and procedures; and does hereby wish him much happiness and
success in his future endeavors.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Mark
West.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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