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Louisiana sales tax rates by ZIP code
The state rate rose to 5% on 1 January 2025. Local rates are administered parish by parish and are among the highest in the country.
Counts and the combined rate range are drawn from our October 2026 file. Rates change monthly.
What you actually have to charge in Louisiana
Local jurisdictions add their own rate on top, so the rate you must actually charge is almost never the state rate.
- State base rate5%
- Local taxesYes — city, county and/or special district rates apply on top
- ShippingExempt alone — taxable if combined with handling
- Taxing jurisdictions we track439
- ZIP codes with more than one rate316 of 719 (44%) — a single rate per ZIP code would be wrong for these
- Update frequencyMonthly, delivered two business days before the month begins
See the LA data before you buy. Every edition has a free sample file cut from our October 2026 file, with the full state, county, city and district breakdown exactly as it ships, including 30 LA rows.
What's in the Louisiana rate file
Louisiana data ships inside every edition — we do not sell single-state files. Each row carries the ZIP code, county and city name, the rate at each jurisdiction level, the combined total, and whether shipping is taxable. The higher editions add district reporting codes, FIPS codes, effective dates and sales tax holiday windows.
Research
Official Louisiana sales tax resources
Every link below goes to an official Louisiana government source, not to us. The state is always the authority — our file is how you avoid checking it by hand every month.
- Louisiana Department of RevenueThe agency that administers sales tax in Louisiana (opens in a new tab)
- Sales & use tax sectionRules, guidance and forms straight from the agency (opens in a new tab)
- Official rate lookupCheck a rate at the source, by address or jurisdiction (opens in a new tab)
- Local & municipal taxHow cities and counties handle their share (opens in a new tab)
- Register for a permitApply for a sales tax licence or permit (opens in a new tab)
- File and payThe state's online filing and payment portal (opens in a new tab)
- Sales tax holidayDates and qualifying items (opens in a new tab)
How local tax works in Louisiana. Local sales tax is NOT state-collected. Each parish, and some cities, has its own collector with its own rates, base and audits. Parish E-File is a voluntary centralised filing channel, not a centralised administrator.
Worth knowing. The hardest state in the country for local compliance. State tax goes to LDR via LaTAP while parish and municipal tax goes to independent collectors, and local exemptions frequently differ from state ones. Remote sellers are the exception — they file one combined return through the Sales and Use Tax Commission for Remote Sellers.
Questions
Louisiana sales tax questions
What is the sales tax rate in Louisiana?
The statewide base rate is 5%. Local jurisdictions add their own rate on top, so the rate you must actually charge is almost never the state rate.
Is shipping taxable in Louisiana?
It depends on how you bill it. In Louisiana a separately stated shipping charge is generally not taxable — but bill shipping and handling as one combined charge and the whole thing becomes taxable.
That distinction catches people out, which is why our file carries both flags — TAX_SHIPPING_ALONE and TAX_SHIPPING_AND_HANDLING_TOGETHER — on every row, for the specific jurisdiction. Your system doesn't have to encode the rule.
How many sales tax jurisdictions are there in Louisiana?
We track 439 bodies that actually levy a sales tax in Louisiana — 63 counties, 250 cities and 126 special districts — across 719 LA ZIP codes. We count a county, city or district only where it charges something, not merely because it appears in the file.
Where can I download Louisiana sales tax rates?
Every Sales Tax Systems edition includes Louisiana along with the other 49 states, DC and Canada — we do not sell state-by-state files. Download a free sample to see the format and the LA rows in it.
Sales tax rates in other states
Louisiana is one state. The file covers all of them.
Every edition includes all 50 states, DC and Canada, updated monthly, from $499/year.
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