Kaplan Business Guide
BUSINESS LICENSES AND PERMITS
Every legal business operating in Kaplan must have the proper licenses and permits. The procedure for obtaining proper business licenses and permits is as follows:
If you are planning to build or purchase and renovate a building, you will need a building permit and your plans will need to be approved by the Kaplan Zoning Board.
CONTACT
City of Kaplan
701 N. Cushing Avenue
Kaplan LA 70548
(337) 643-7118
Payroll Clerk
Attn: Shari Hebert
If within the City Limits, you need to obtain a LOCAL CITY OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE.
CONTACT
City of Kaplan
701 N. Cushing Avenue
Kaplan LA 70548
(337) 643-7118
City Clerk
Attn: Christine Trahan
In the city limits, to set up utilities (gas, water, sewage, and electricity)
CONTACT
City of Kaplan
701 N. Cushing Avenue
Kaplan LA 70548
(337) 643-7118
Utilities Supervisor
Attn: Sandra Leger
Telephone and Internet service providers in the City of Kaplan:
Kaplan Telephone Co. (337) 643-7171
COX Communications (337) 456-4130
Trash Can and Set Up Services for the City of Kaplan:
CONTACT
Waste Connections
(Contracted by VPPJ)
(337) 873-3986
If you are planning on selling alcohol, you will need a City Permit and a State Permit.
CONTACT
City of Kaplan
701 N. Cushing Avenue
Kaplan LA 70548
(337) 643-7118
Firms engaged in handling, processing, packaging and warehousing of food should contact the City and State Departments of Health
CONTACT
Vermilion Parish Health Unit
2501 Charity Street
Abbeville, LA 70510
(337) 893-1443
Department of Health and Hospitals provides additional information on their website for new businesses.
http://www.dhh.louisiana.gov/index.cfm/page/632/n/228
Certain other local permits may be needed, depending on the type of the business. When you register for your occupational license, be sure to ask what permits are required.
