Sales tax in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
There is no single sales tax rate in Ouachita Parish. It runs from 10.5% to 12.99% 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 Ouachita Parish?
| Louisiana state rate | 5% |
|---|---|
| Local tax applying countywide | |
| Lowest combined rate in the county | 10.5% |
| Highest combined rate in the county | 12.99% |
The combined figures are the lowest and highest totals anywhere in Ouachita Parish, so the rows above do not add up to them.
How much sales tax is that on a purchase in Ouachita Parish?
At 10.5%, a $100 purchase carries $10.50 in sales tax and a $1,000 purchase $105.00, at the lowest rate in the county. At the highest, 12.99%, the same purchases carry $12.99 and $129.90. That is general merchandise; Louisiana taxes some categories, often groceries, differently, as the note below explains.
Among Louisiana's 63 counties, Ouachita Parish's lowest rate ranks 4th highest, level with 4 other counties. See every Louisiana county.
Sales tax in counties next to Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish borders 6 counties. The lowest rate next door is 8.5% in Morehouse Parish, LA, which is $20.00 less on a $1,000 purchase than the lowest rate in Ouachita Parish.
| County | Combined sales tax |
|---|---|
| Ouachita Parish, LA (this county) | 10.5% to 12.99% |
| Caldwell Parish, LA | 10% |
| Union Parish, LA | 10% to 12% |
| Richland Parish, LA | 9.25% to 11.25% |
| Jackson Parish, LA | 9% to 10% |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | 8.75% to 12.75% |
| Morehouse Parish, LA | 8.5% to 11% |
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. No single local rate applies everywhere in this parish, because the parish level levies themselves differ between jurisdictions, so the parish figure is left unknown rather than guessed. No one rate covers the whole parish: the floor of 10.5 percent is at Richwood and the ceiling of 12.99 percent is at Walnut St EDD. That ceiling applies only inside a single development or annexation district rather than across a whole town, so it must not be read as the rate for the surrounding area. 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 Ouachita Parish?
Use Louisiana's own address lookup. In Ouachita Parish the rate depends on the address, anywhere from 10.5% to 12.99%.
Who has to collect sales tax in Ouachita 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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Sales tax calculator
Tax on a specific purchase at this county's rate, and the total you will actually pay.
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Do you have to collect?
Whether your sales into Louisiana cross its economic nexus threshold. A different question from the rate.
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Property tax in Ouachita Parish
The other local tax: effective rate and median bill for this county.
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Sales tax by county
Every US county, and how Louisiana compares with the rest of the country.
Sources
- Ouachita Parish rates: Louisiana Association of Tax Administrators, Ouachita Parish sales and use tax rate table, edition effective July 1 2026, https://lataonline.org/for-taxpayers/city-to-parish-index/ouachita/; state rate from Louisiana Department of Revenue, Tax Reform Frequently Asked Questions, General Sales Tax (edition dated September 23 2025), https://dam.ldr.la.gov/miscellaneous/Sales%20Tax%20Reform%20FAQs%209.23.25.pdf
- Collected and verified September 9, 2026. Confidence: S on the rate components, S on the range (P read on a primary agency page, S strong but indirect, U unverified).