To calculate Louisiana sales tax, use our calculator. It takes into account the statewide sales tax rate which is 4.45% for LA, while other sales tax rates (countywide or some local) can be entered by yourself according to the data below.
What is Louisiana sales tax?
Louisiana sales tax rate is currently 4.45%, but it can vary from 4.45% to 12.95% due to local tax rates up to 8.5%. An accurate rate depends on the location of the sale.
Check the table below to choose county and local sales tax rates you need.
How to calculate Louisiana sales tax?
LA sales tax is statewide tax rate which is made up of a basic rate plus mandatory local rate. Louisiana sales tax calculator takes into account only statewide tax rate so for more accurate result you should write down the local tax rates (depending on your county/district/city, etc.).
This table might be helpful for using LA sales tax calculator:
| County Name | Maximum Tax Rate | County-wide sales tax rate | Additional local sales taxes |
| Acadia Parish | 10.7% | 4.25% | Up to 2% |
| Allen Parish | 10.45% | 4.7% | Up to 1.3% |
| Ascension Parish | 10.45% | 0% | Up to 6% |
| Assumption Parish | 9.95% | 5% | Up to 0.5% |
| Avoyelles Parish | 10.45% | 3.25% | Up to 2.75% |
| Beauregard Parish | 10.2% | 5% | Up to 0.75% |
| Bienville Parish | 9.95% | 4% | Up to 1.5% |
| Bossier Parish | 9.7% | 0% | Up to 5.25% |
| Caddo Parish | 10.8% | 0% | Up to 6.35% |
| Calcasieu Parish | 12.2% | 0% | Up to 7.75% |
| Caldwell Parish | 10.45% | 5% | Up to 1% |
| Cameron Parish | 4.45% | 0% | 0% |
| Catahoula Parish | 11.45% | 6% | Up to 1% |
| Chicot County | 10.45% | 0% | Up to 6% |
| Claiborne Parish | 10.45% | 0% | Up to 6% |
| Concordia Parish | 10.45% | 6% | 0% |
| De Soto Parish | 9.95% | 4% | Up to 1.5% |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 11.95% | 0% | Up to 7.5% |
| East Carroll Parish | 11.45% | 5% | Up to 2% |
| East Feliciana Parish | 9.95% | 5% | Up to 0.5% |
| Evangeline Parish | 10.45% | 6% | 0% |
| Franklin Parish | 10.45% | 4% | Up to 2% |
| Grant Parish | 10.45% | 0% | Up to 6% |
| Iberia Parish | 10.2% | 3.25% | Up to 2.5% |
| Iberville Parish | 10.116% | 0% | Up to 5.666% |
| Jackson Parish | 9.45% | 0% | Up to 5% |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | 9.95% | 5% | Up to 0.5% |
| Jefferson Parish | 11.2% | 4.75% | Up to 2% |
| La Salle Parish | 10.45% | 0% | Up to 6% |
| Lafayette Parish | 10.7% | 0% | Up to 6.25% |
| Lafourche Parish | 9.95% | 0% | Up to 5.5% |
| Lincoln Parish | 12.2% | 5% | Up to 2.75% |
| Livingston Parish | 10.95% | 0% | Up to 6.5% |
| Madison Parish | 10.45% | 0% | Up to 6% |
| Morehouse Parish | 10.45% | 4% | Up to 2% |
| Natchitoches Parish | 10.95% | 4% | Up to 2.5% |
| Orleans Parish | 9.695% | 5% | Up to 0.245% |
| Ouachita Parish | 12.95% | 0% | Up to 8.5% |
| Plaquemines Parish | 9.45% | 4.5% | Up to 0.5% |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | 9.45% | 5% | 0% |
| Rapides Parish | 10.45% | 0% | Up to 6% |
| Red River Parish | 9.95% | 0% | Up to 5.5% |
| Richland Parish | 10.45% | 0% | Up to 6% |
| Sabine Parish | 11.075% | 0% | Up to 6.625% |
| St Bernard Parish | 9.45% | 5% | 0% |
| St Charles Parish | 9.7% | 5% | Up to 0.25% |
| St Helena Parish | 10.45% | 5% | Up to 1% |
| St. James Parish | 9.7% | 3.5% | Up to 1.75% |
| St John The Baptist Parish | 9.7% | 5.25% | N/A |
| St Landry Parish | 12% | 6% | Up to 1.55% |
| St Martin Parish | 9.95% | 0% | Up to 5.5% |
| St Mary Parish | 9.45% | 0% | Up to 5% |
| St. Tammany Parish | 9.7% | 0% | Up to 5.25% |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 10.45% | 3.5% | Up to 2.5% |
| Tensas Parish | 10.7% | 6% | Up to 0.25% |
| Terrebonne Parish | 9.95% | 5.5% | N/A |
| Union Parish | 11.45% | 0% | Up to 7% |
| Vermilion Parish | 10.45% | 0% | Up to 6% |
| Vernon Parish | 9.95% | 4% | Up to 1.5% |
| Washington Parish | 9.943% | 4.83% | Up to 0.663% |
| Webster Parish | 11.95% | 0% | Up to 7.5% |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | 9.95% | 5% | Up to 0.5% |
| West Carroll Parish | 10.95% | 0% | 6.5% |
| West Feliciana Parish | 9.95% | 5% | Up to 0.5% |
| Winn Parish | 9.95% | 4% | Up to 1.5% |
Please note that the calculator helps users for informational purposes only. Exact calculation results may vary by current location and may change over time as the tax rate changes.
More specific LA sales tax rate is established for a specific location. For example: sales tax in New Orleans is 9.45%, including all basic Louisiana sales tax rates.
