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Sales tax in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

By Brent Chudoba, editor Updated

There is no single sales tax rate in Jefferson Parish. It runs from 9.75% to 11.75% depending on the exact address, because cities and special districts inside the county levy their own on top of the 5% state rate. The 5% state rate applies everywhere in the county; everything above that depends on where you are standing. These rates were read from Louisiana's own published schedule and checked on September 9, 2026.

What is the sales tax rate in Jefferson Parish?

Sales tax rate components in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana state rate5%
Local tax applying countywide4.75%
Lowest combined rate in the county9.75%
Highest combined rate in the county11.75%

The combined figures are the lowest and highest totals anywhere in Jefferson Parish, so the rows above do not add up to them.

How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Jefferson Parish?

At 9.75%, a $100 purchase carries $9.75 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $97.50, at the lowest rate in the county. At the highest, 11.75%, the same purchases carry $11.75 and $117.50. That is general merchandise; Louisiana taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.

Among Louisiana's 63 counties, Jefferson Parish's lowest rate ranks 23rd highest, level with 1 other county. See every Louisiana county.

Sales tax in counties next to Jefferson Parish

Jefferson Parish borders 6 counties. The lowest rate next door is 9.25% in St. Tammany Parish, LA, which is $5.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than the lowest rate in Jefferson Parish.

Jefferson Parish and its neighbors, highest rate first
CountyCombined sales tax
Plaquemines Parish, LA10.25%
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA10.25%
Orleans Parish, LA10%
St. Charles Parish, LA10%
Jefferson Parish, LA (this county)9.75% to 11.75%
Lafourche Parish, LA9.65% to 10.4%
St. Tammany Parish, LA9.25% to 10.63%

Why the rate here is not the whole story

Louisiana charges 5 percent statewide, and every local sales tax is levied and collected locally rather than by the state, by the parish school board, the parish governing authority, the sheriff's law enforcement district, municipalities and economic development districts, so the parish line is not the tax boundary. In Jefferson Parish 4.75 percent applies everywhere, from the school board at 2 percent, the parish council at 2.5 percent and the law enforcement district at 0.25 percent. The floor of 9.75 percent is that parish wide rate with no municipal or district tax on top. The ceiling of 11.75 percent applies only inside the New Orleans International Airport sales tax district and the North 1300 Veterans Boulevard economic development district, both in Kenner, so do not read it as the rate for Kenner generally. Louisiana exempts food for home consumption and prescription drugs from the state tax but local collectors may still tax them, and this parish publishes a lower local rate for those items than the general rate shown here.

How do I find the exact rate for an address in Jefferson Parish?

Use Louisiana's own address lookup. In Jefferson Parish the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 9.75% to 11.75%.

Who has to collect sales tax in Jefferson Parish?

Any seller with a physical presence in Louisiana collects at the rate for the address of the sale; a remote seller does once it passes Louisiana's economic nexus threshold. Louisiana sales tax covers the statewide rules and what is exempt.

Work out your own numbers

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