The City of Pineville, Louisiana

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Each year, the City of Pineville is honored to have a local artist paint our annual Mardi Gras print to commemorate our Mardi Gras Celebration.  These beautiful prints are 18x24 and made available for purchase at City Hall.  Contact Brittany Costantino today to collect them all.  Call (318) 449-5660.

Price List:
2024 Print - $20.00
2023 Print  - $10.00
Earlier Prints - $5.00
Bundle All Nine - $60.00
Please note that frames are not included in purchase.

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Each year, to kick off Mardi Gras Celebrations for the Cities of Pineville and neighboring Alexandria, the City of Pineville hosts its annual "Night of Lights" Mardi Gras Parade. 

The 2025 parade kicks off at 7:00pm, on Feb 21, at the flagpole on the Riverfront and travels north on Main Street through Downtown Pineville to the entrance of Louisiana College.  Then join us for the after party at the Trotter Center (1600 Military Hwy).  This is a parade you don't want to miss! We hope to see you there.

If you are interested in our collectable Mardi Gras prints that commemorate each parade
click here.

The basic idea of the debit and credit in a journal has been around since the 13th century.  No one knows exactly how it started, but the oldest set of books referencing debits and credits were for the period 1299-1300 as posted by an Italian merchant named Manucci.  The system was first described in writing by a Franciscan monk name Luca Pacioli.

Pacioli lived from 1447 to 1517 and wrote a book, Summa de Arthmetica, Geometra, Proportioni et Proportionalita. The book was published in 1494 and contained a section called “Particularis de Computis et Scripturis” which translated is “Details of Accounting and Recording.”

The first accounting textbook describes the practices of merchants in Venice and how they used books in which they recorded debits on the left and credits on the right, totaled accounts at the end of a defined period, calculated profit and loss, and posted the amount to a capital account. For his contribution of this written description, Pacioli has been called the “Father of Accounting”.

It is amazing that in the more than 500 years that have passed since Pacioli’s writing the fundamentals of accounting have not changed. We still post to journals with debits on the left and credits on the right, we total accounts at the end of defined periods, calculate a profit or loss, and post the results to a capital account. These principles apply in government and all other forms of accounting.

The Legislative Auditor is one of the largest public accounting practices in the State of Louisiana and certainly one of the largest employers of certified public accountants. However, in addition to accountants, the Legislative Auditor also employs public administrators, attorneys, actuaries, computer analysts, Information Technology auditors, and many other individuals who offer the public a broad spectrum of skills.

The Legislative Auditor serves as the watchdog of public spending, overseeing more than 3,500 audits of state and local governments and their related quasi-public enterprises. Conducting independent financial and performance audits of the State's agencies, colleges, and universities, our auditors find ways to improve government and identify critical issues to protect public resources and tighten government control systems. When necessary, we follow up on allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse. Audits are contained in the Web site and can be easily searched. The website link is
www.lla.state.la.us/

Note 1: The additional charge for each 1,000 gallons in excess of 3,000 gallons shall be automatically increased or decreased in January of each year, whenever the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics changes for a calendar year.

Note 2:  Monthly service charge is subject to an automatic increase or decrease in January of each year, whenever the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the Bureau of Labor Statistics changes for a calendar year.

Note 3:  A base sewer tap cost of $275.00 will be charged for a new connection onto the sewer system.

Note 4:  A base sewer tap cost of $375.00 will be charged for a new connection onto the sewer system.

November:  Tax bills mailed out December:  Full payment of taxes due January:  Taxes are delinquent after December 31, and bear interest at the rate of 1% per month or any part thereof from December 31.

February:  File process verbally stating: (1) Name and address (2) Property description (3) Amount of taxes due  (4) How service was made (5) Must be recorded at Clerk's Office.

March:  Assessment notices mailed out certified to property owners.
             First day assessment roll is available for inspection.

April:  Advertise property that will be sold at City of Pineville Tax Sale.

May:  Second advertisement for Tax Sale.
          Tax Sale. 

Tudor Industrial Site

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Innovation Industrial Site

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Coughlin Industrial Park

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