Sales Tax Institute says that Louisiana taxpayers should note that this change is only to the state rate, and is in addition to the parish rate. When combining the increased state rate of 5% and ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — Louisiana's new sales tax, which took effect January 1, has increased rates on services like streaming platforms, leaving many residents feeling the financial strain.

Across Louisiana’s 64 parishes, local governments have some latitude in how they collect sales tax and how much. So sales tax rates vary from one parish to another and even within parish boundaries.

LAFAYETTE PARISH — Starting January 1st, Louisianians will see an increase in the sales tax, making it the highest in the nation. This change, part of a new law passed during the recent special ...

According to data from a national tax policy group, Louisiana’s combined ... City (9.45%); and Jefferson Parish (9.2%). Shreveport had the lowest rate of the state’s largest cities at 9.05%. The state ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A bill filed for the 2025 regular legislative session would eliminate local sales tax on certain food and beverage items in Louisiana. House Bill 229 ...

In Louisiana, according to McCormick, residents do not have a state sales tax on groceries, just local sales taxes. He said residents in Caddo Parish are driving to Texas to buy their groceries ...

Even with the proposed tax package's new revenue streams, Rapides Parish in Central ... preserving a temporary 0.45% sales tax increase set to expire next year. Louisiana already has the highest ...