Louisiana: Sales Tax Handbook

Louisiana:

2026 Louisiana Sales Tax Changes

Over the past year, there have been 29 local sales tax rate changes in Louisiana. This table lists each changed tax jurisdiction, the amount of the change, and the towns and cities in which the modified tax rates apply. This page will be updated monthly as new sales tax rates are released. For other states, see our list of nationwide sales tax rate changes.

Change Date	Tax Jurisdiction	Sales Tax Change	Cities Affected
May 2026	Coushatta Tribe	Raised from 12% to 17.75%	Kinder and Elton
February 2026	Caddo	Lowered from 9.35% to 8.35%	Bethany
February 2026	Acadia	Raised from 9.25% to 11.25%	Branch and Evangeline
February 2026	Fenton	Raised from 10% to 10.5%	Fenton
February 2026	Iberia	Raised from 9.25% to 11%	Lydia and Avery Island
February 2026	Monroe	Lowered from 12.99% to 10.99%	Monroe
February 2026	Orleans	Raised from 10% to 11%	New Orleans, Belle Chasse and Gretna
February 2026	Rapides	Raised from 8.5% to 9.5%	Elmer, Tioga, Pineville, Gardner, Sieper, Otis and Echo
February 2026	Franklin	Raised from 9% to 10.45%	Fort Necessity, Crowville, Jigger and Chase
February 2026	Jennings	Lowered from 11.5% to 11%	Jennings
February 2026	Lafayette	Raised from 9% to 11%	Milton
February 2026	Lafourche	Raised from 9.65% to 10.4%	Raceland, Gheens, Mathews and Kraemer
February 2026	St Landry	Raised from 10.55% to 12.55%	Church Point, Arnaudville, Bunkie, Krotz Springs, Plaucheville, Palmetto, Lawtell, Morrow and Lebeau
February 2026	Beauregard	Lowered from 9.75% to 8.75%	Pitkin, Longville, Dry Creek and Sugartown
February 2026	Livingston	Raised from 9% to 10%	French Settlement
February 2026	Merryville	Lowered from 10% to 9.75%	Merryville
February 2026	Tangipahoa	Raised from 8.5% to 10.5%	Loranger, Natalbany, Robert, Husser and Akers
February 2026	Baton Rouge	Lowered from 12.5% to 10.5%	Baton Rouge
February 2026	Roanoke Edd	Raised from 12% to 12.5%	Roanoke
February 2026	Welsh Edd 1	Raised from 12% to 12.5%	Welsh
February 2026	Natchitoches	Raised from 9% to 10%	Castor, Lena, Flatwoods, Powhatan, Ashland, Gorum, Flora and Mora
February 2026	Creola Village	Lowered from 11% to 10.5%	Dry Prong
February 2026	Jefferson Davis	Raised from 10% to 10.5%	Ragley, Elton and Lacassine
February 2026	Iowa Lacassine Edd	Raised from 12% to 12.5%	Iowa
February 2026	E Baton Rouge Pa Sch Dist	Raised from 10.5% to 12.5%	Baton Rouge and Clinton
February 2026	Jeff Davis Sales Tax 1 Sp	Raised from 10.5% to 11%	Lake Arthur
November 2025	Scott Destination Pointe Edd	Raised from 5% to 11%	Scott
August 2025	Opelousas	Raised from 9.75% to 10.75%	Opelousas
August 2025	Slidell Northshore Edd Sp	Raised from 10.13% to 10.63%	Slidell

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