Louisiana Tops the Nation in Sales Tax: What It Means for You

Published: November 26, 2024

By: Ella Ray, LSU Manship School News Service

BATON ROUGE – It’s not often that Louisiana leads the country in any category. But for several years, the state has gone above and beyond in one category: sales tax. 

Friday marked the end of a special tax session in the Legislature, which cut income taxes and raised average sales taxes to 10.11% when state and local sales taxes are combined.          

Before the session, Louisiana’s average combined state and local sales tax was 9.56%, and the highest in the state was 11.45%, depending on local taxes. The highest possible rate now is 12%.

Read more at Lafourche Gazette.