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Flat 3% (effective Jan 1, 2025 under the 2025 reform; prior graduated brackets repealed).
Louisiana Taxes
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Louisiana statewide rule
Louisiana's state sales tax rate is 5.00% (the rate in effect since January 1, 2025), and the same 5% applies to intrastate and interstate telecommunications and prepaid phone cards; business utilities are taxed at 2% (boiler fuel 5%). Parishes, cities and other political subdivisions levy their own sales and use taxes on top of the state rate, with their own exemptions and suspensions of exemptions, so the combined rate and what is taxable vary widely by location; local rates are published by the Louisiana Association of Tax Administrators.
§ revenue.louisiana.gov
Verified Nov 13, 2026Reviewed
“Sales and use taxes levied by political subdivisions of the state are in addition to the sales and use taxes levied by the state.”
Read on Nov 13, 2026 from revenue.louisiana.gov.
Checked once · Nov 13, 2026
Every Taxes rule LawLert has for Louisiana
Each rule below is the full statewide entry, with the official source it rests on and the date it was last checked.
Permitted
Louisiana taxes gasoline, diesel and special fuels (other than compressed natural gas, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, which have their own rates) at $.20 per gallon (20 cents), per the Louisiana Department of Revenue. A separate per-gallon inspection fee also applies. No gas-tax suspension is in effect in Louisiana. The 18.4-cent federal gasoline tax is extra.
“diesel and special fuels, other than compressed natural gas (CNG), liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are taxed at a rate of $.20 per gallon.”
Read on Nov 11, 2026 from revenue.louisiana.gov.
Checked once · Nov 11, 2026
Permitted
No back-to-school/general holiday (eliminated); the annual Second Amendment Weekend holiday on firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies ran Sept 4–6, 2026. The Louisiana Department of Revenue has not yet posted 2027 dates.
“The Annual Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday takes place Friday, Sept. 4 through Sunday, Sept. 6.”
Read on Oct 28, 2026 from revenue.louisiana.gov.
Checked once · Oct 28, 2026
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Levied by the parish/local political subdivision where the property sits — millages are set locally. Residential property is assessed at 10% of fair market value; the homestead exemption covers $7,500 of assessed value ($75,000 of market value) and applies to non-municipal taxes (municipal taxes only in Orleans Parish). Qualifying homeowners 65+ or disabled can freeze their assessed value; the Louisiana Tax Commission oversees assessments. Varies by parish.
Permitted
Food for home consumption is exempt from the state sales tax. Local (parish and city) sales taxes may still apply to food.
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