Louisiana Sales Tax Rate for 2025 is 5.00% statewide. Local taxes can raise the total rate depending on where you’re selling or buying, so use the LA sales tax calculator below to see the exact combined rate in your area.
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To determine the 2025 LA Sales Tax Rate, start with the statewide sales tax rate of 5.00%. Then, identify the local sales tax rates, varying across counties, cities, and districts. Add these local rates to the state rate to get the total sales tax rate for Louisiana.
Compared with neighboring states, the Louisiana Sales Tax Rate of 5.00% is lower than Mississippi’s 7.00% and Arkansas’s 6.50%, and slightly lower than Texas’s 6.25%. Within Louisiana, local and parish taxes create wide variation: in many places the combined rate exceeds 10% (for example, Lake Charles at around 10.75%) while in some sparsely populated areas like Cameron Parish, there may be little or no added local tax, leaving the total at the state minimum of 5.00%.
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