2025 Sales Tax by State – Louisiana

2025 Louisiana Sales Tax Fact Sheet For General Tangible Items

Last Tax Rate Changed on: April 1, 2025

Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Rate Lookup by Address:

Use USgeocoder Sales and Use Tax Online Lookup Tool to search state-wide, county, local and special district Sales and Use tax rates and tax reporting details for any physical address and PO Box in Louisiana.

To learn more about the latest changes, bookmark 2025 Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Rate Changes post.

Louisiana Sales tax components:
Statewide tax
Local district tax: County tax, Municipality tax and Special District tax

Louisiana Statewide Sales Tax Rate:
5.00%

Highest Total Local District Sales Tax Rate in Louisiana:
8.50%

Highest Total Sales Tax Rate with Local District Sales Tax in Louisiana:
12.95%

Municipalities (Incorporated Cities) with the Highest Sales Tax Rate in Louisiana:
Sterlington in Ouachita county (12.95% Combined tax rate)

Number of Parishes in Louisiana:
64

Number of Municipalities (Incorporated cities, Town & Villages) in Louisiana:
Approx. 308

Can I Use Zip Codes to Determine Correct Sales Tax Rates in Louisiana?
Not recommended

Zip codes can cross state, county, municipality and special district boundaries. In order to correctly calculate the sales tax rate, you should consider an address-based solution such as USgeocoder to identify if an address is in an incorporated city or an un-incorporated area, and whether it is within the boundary of a particular special district, so you can use such information to determine its sales tax rates.

Learn more about how postal zip codes, mailing cities and incorporated cities work. 

Can I Use City to Determine Correct Sales Tax Rates in Louisiana?

Not recommended

In Louisiana, many special districts only apply to certain areas in un-incorporated areas within counties. In addition, these special districts do not align with normal county or incorporated city boundaries. In order to correctly calculate the sales tax rate, you should consider an address-based solution such as USgeocoder to identify if the address is in an incorporated city or an un-incorporated area, and whether it is within the boundary of a particular special district, so you can use such information to determine its sales tax rates.

Are Sales Tax Rates and Use Tax Rates the Same in Louisiana?
Yes

Does Louisiana Have Tax Codes for Tax Return Reporting Purpose?
Yes

Sales and Use Tax Rate Update Schedule in Louisiana:
Update Frequency: Quarterly

Does Louisiana Have an Origin-Based or Destination-Based Sales Tax Collection?

Destination

Origin-based: sales tax is charged based on where the seller is located.
Destination-based: sales tax is charged based on where the buy is located

Is Louisiana a Full Member of Streamlined State?
No

A streamlined Full Member State is a state that has been found to be in compliance with the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA) and its laws, rules, regulations, and policies and bring them into compliance are in effect. See details on Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board’s website.

Does Louisiana Have Sales Tax Holidays?
Yes

Wayfair Sales Tax Implementation in Louisiana
Sales Thresholds: $100,000 OR,
Sales Transactions: 200

Wayfair sales tax implementation applies to out-of-state sales, remote sales, Internet sales and online sales. See details on http://revenue.louisiana.gov/Miscellaneous/Remote%20Sellers%20FAQs%2006.24.2020.pdf.

Does Louisiana Charge Sales Tax on Digital Goods?
Generally Yes
See details on: https://revenue.louisiana.gov/LawsPolicies/RIB11005.pdf

Does Louisiana Charge Sales Tax on Services?
Generally Yes
See details on: https://revenue.louisiana.gov/Miscellaneous/Sales%20Taxable%20Services%20-%20Louisiana%20and%20Texas.pdf.

Does Louisana Charge Sales Tax on Shipping?
Generally not if charges are separately stated.

Louisiana State Sales and Use Tax Authority:
Louisiana  Department of Revenue
Website: https://www.revenue.louisiana.gov/SalesTax/GeneralSalesAndUseTax

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SALES TAX BY STATE

STATES WITH STATE AND LOCAL SALES TAX:
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

STATES WITH NO SALES TAX:
Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire, Oregon

STATES WITH ONLY STATE-WIDE SALES TAX AND NO LOCAL SALES TAX:
Connecticut (6.35%), District of Columbia (6.00%), Indiana (7.00%), Kentucky (6.00%), Maine (5.5%), Maryland (6.00%), Massachusetts (6.25%), Michigan (6.00%), New Jersey (6.625%), Rhode Island (7.00%)

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DISCLAIMERS:

SALES AND USE TAX INFORMATION ON THIS BLOG REFERS TO THE GENERAL SALES OF TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY. IN MANY STATES, THERE ARE DIFFERENT RATES FOR RENTAL, LEASING, AND TANGIBLE ITEMS SUCH AS VEHICLE, EQUIPMENT, FOOD, OR CLOTHING. SOME STATES HAVE DIFFERENT SALES TAX RATES THAN USE TAX RATES. EACH STATE HAS ITS OWN RULES ON EXEMPTIONS. PLEASE REFER TO THE SALES AND USE TAX LAW OF INDIVIDUAL STATES FOR DETAILS.

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