Louisiana sales tax

What is the Louisiana sales tax rate in 2026?

To put the numbers in a sentence: the Louisiana state rate is 5%, the average local rate is 5.11%, and the typical combined rate is 10.11%.

Do local jurisdictions add their own sales tax in Louisiana?

Yes. The 5.11% figure above is a statewide average, which means it is wrong for almost every specific address. Two shops a few miles apart can charge different totals on the same item because they sit in different taxing jurisdictions. If you are collecting tax, or checking a receipt, the average is a sanity check and not an answer. Use the official lookup below.

What is the sales tax rate in my county in Louisiana?

Every one of Louisiana's counties has its own page with the rate, its components, and what the rate does not cover: Louisiana sales tax by county. That is where the question is usually settled, because a statewide average is wrong for almost every specific address.

What is unusual about sales tax in Louisiana?

Highest average combined state-and-local sales tax rate in the nation; parishes and municipalities each layer independent local sales taxes on top of the state rate.

How do I calculate sales tax on a purchase in Louisiana?

Multiply the taxable price by the combined rate. On a $100 purchase at the typical Louisiana combined rate of 10.11%, the tax is $10.11, for a total of $110.11. On a $1,000 purchase the tax is $101.10.

Two things change that arithmetic. Your actual local rate may differ from the statewide average, and not everything is taxable: most states exempt some combination of groceries, prescription drugs and certain services. Use the sales tax calculator to run a different amount or a different state.

When does a business have to collect Louisiana sales tax?

A business with a physical presence in Louisiana has always had to register and collect. Since the Supreme Court's 2018 Wayfair decision, a remote seller with no physical presence also has to collect once it crosses the state's economic nexus threshold.

In Louisiana that threshold is $100,000 in sales, with no transaction-count test, measured over the previous or current calendar year. Note that exempt sales count toward the threshold in Louisiana, so you can cross it on revenue you never charged tax on.

Louisiana's 200-transaction prong was repealed effective August 1, 2023, leaving a $100,000 sales-only threshold administered through the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers.

You can check your own numbers against every state with the economic nexus checker.

How do I find the exact sales tax rate for an address in Louisiana?

Use the state's own lookup rather than an average. Louisiana publishes an official rate finder at https://parishe-file.revenue.louisiana.gov/lookup/lookup.aspx, which returns the combined rate for a specific address. That is the figure that governs what you charge or what you should have been charged.

The flat truth on Louisiana sales tax

The number worth remembering is 10.11%, the typical combined rate, but treat it as an estimate. It is a statewide average, and your address decides the real figure.

See also: Louisiana property tax by county and state income tax rates.