Sales tax rate changes
Louisiana sales tax rate changes
Updated October 15, 2026
Last verified October 15, 2026. That is the UTC date the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers pages were retrieved. It is not an effective date.
US Sales Tax Rates monitors the sales tax publication Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers posts for Louisiana: when the chart takes effect, how many jurisdictions changed, and what is coming next. It does not calculate tax on a sale.
Current Louisiana chart
The current Louisiana chart took effect July 1, 2026. It does not print an end date.
Every Louisiana jurisdiction on the loaded file is on the Louisiana rate chart.
Changes on the current Louisiana chart
13 jurisdictions changed on the Effective July 1, 2026 chart, compared with the previous Louisiana file.
- Effective July 1, 2026: 2 jurisdictions
- Effective May 1, 2026: 2 jurisdictions
- Effective April 1, 2026: 7 jurisdictions
- Effective February 1, 2026: 1 jurisdiction
- Effective November 1, 2025: 1 jurisdiction
Upcoming Louisiana changes
No upcoming Louisiana rate change is on file.
What is monitored
Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers publishes the loaded sales tax chart for Louisiana.
The in-force chart is Effective July 1, 2026, effective July 1, 2026. The chart does not print an end date. It stays current until a newer official chart for this state replaces it. The retrieval check is not that effective date. The loaded file is a spreadsheet.
The loaded file has 365 jurisdiction rows.
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
This note does not calculate tax on a sale.
Official Louisiana sources
These are official Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers pages. The current rate file is found from these pages. A direct rate-file address is not linked here.
How the chart is checked
A refresh fails closed. When the file cannot be read, or two readings disagree, the period is blocked and no rate is filled in.
Nothing in this note is estimated. When a displayed figure disagrees with the official publication, the publication wins. That rule is recorded under corrections.
Rate monitoring is not a tax calculation
This note reports how the Louisiana publication is monitored. It does not calculate tax on a cart, invoice, ZIP code, or address, and it does not file a return.
Monitor Louisiana
Monitoring follows the official publication. The sample report shows the shape of a change row.
Latest in-force chart · Effective July 1, 2026
Showing the first 5 of 13 jurisdictions.
- City of Jennings (Jeff Davis Parish)
Louisiana · LA · 2700-2703
Listed separatelyLouisiana State 5% · This domicile's Tax Rate 6% (was 5.5%)Current rate
- Previous
- Listed separately
- Change (pts)
- +0.5
- Change effective
- April 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC
- City of Oakdale (Allen Parish)
Louisiana · LA · 200-202
Listed separatelyLouisiana State 5% · This domicile's Tax Rate 6% (was 4.7%)Current rate
- Previous
- Listed separately
- Change (pts)
- +1.3
- Change effective
- May 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC
- City of Opelousas & Parish (St. Landry Parish)
Louisiana · LA · 4900-4901
Listed separatelyLouisiana State 5% · This domicile's Tax Rate 5.75% (was 4.75%)Current rate
- Previous
- Listed separately
- Change (pts)
- +1.0
- Change effective
- November 1, 2025
- Verified
- October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC
- Merryville (Beauregard Parish)
Louisiana · LA · 600-602
Listed separatelyLouisiana State 5% · This domicile's Tax Rate 4.75% (was 5%)Current rate
- Previous
- Listed separately
- Change (pts)
- −0.25
- Change effective
- May 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC
- Parish Wide (Plaquemines Parish)
Louisiana · LA · 3800-3800
Listed separatelyLouisiana State 5% · This domicile's Tax Rate 5.25% (was 4.75%)Current rate
- Previous
- Listed separately
- Change (pts)
- +0.5
- Change effective
- July 1, 2026
- Verified
- October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC
| Jurisdiction | Previous | Current rate | Change (pts) | Change effective | Verified | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Jennings (Jeff Davis Parish)Louisiana · LA · 2700-2703 | Listed separately | Listed separatelyLouisiana State 5% · This domicile's Tax Rate 6% (was 5.5%) | +0.5 | April 1, 2026 | October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| City of Oakdale (Allen Parish)Louisiana · LA · 200-202 | Listed separately | Listed separatelyLouisiana State 5% · This domicile's Tax Rate 6% (was 4.7%) | +1.3 | May 1, 2026 | October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| City of Opelousas & Parish (St. Landry Parish)Louisiana · LA · 4900-4901 | Listed separately | Listed separatelyLouisiana State 5% · This domicile's Tax Rate 5.75% (was 4.75%) | +1.0 | November 1, 2025 | October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| Merryville (Beauregard Parish)Louisiana · LA · 600-602 | Listed separately | Listed separatelyLouisiana State 5% · This domicile's Tax Rate 4.75% (was 5%) | −0.25 | May 1, 2026 | October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
| Parish Wide (Plaquemines Parish)Louisiana · LA · 3800-3800 | Listed separately | Listed separatelyLouisiana State 5% · This domicile's Tax Rate 5.25% (was 4.75%) | +0.5 | July 1, 2026 | October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM UTC | Official sourceSaved workbook |
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