Louisiana has the highest average combined rate in the country.
$107.00 in total, of which $7.00 is sales tax.
Louisiana sales tax rate
Louisiana's state sales tax is 5%, and local add-ons take the combined rate as high as 12.95%. Louisiana has the highest average combined rate in the country. Of the 51 state-level rates, 5% is the 19th-lowest (tied with North Dakota and Wisconsin); the 12.95% top combined rate is the highest.
Combined sales tax in Louisiana cities
The 2 Louisiana cities we list range from 10% to 10.5%, a local share of 5% to 5.5%.
Combined rates as published by the Louisiana Department of Revenue
City
Combined rate
Local share
Tax on $100
Baton Rouge
10.5%
5.5%
$10.50
New Orleans
10%
5%
$10.00
Sales tax on a purchase in Louisiana
Backward from a receipt: a $50.00 total at 10.25% is $45.35 of goods and $4.65 of tax.
Tax owed at Louisiana rates
Price
State only (5%)
Median listed city (10.25%)
Highest (12.95%)
$25.00
$1.25
$2.56
$3.24
$100.00
$5.00
$10.25
$12.95
$1,000.00
$50.00
$102.50
$129.50
$2,500.00
$125.00
$256.25
$323.75
Groceries in Louisiana
Louisiana exempts groceries from its 5% state rate. Parish and city rates on food vary: New Orleans charges 4.5% on groceries instead of its 5% general local rate, and in Baton Rouge part of the local rate does not apply to food. The local part is decided city by city, so the calculator marks Louisiana grocery results "check locally".
5% state, up to 12.95% with local taxes. The middle of the 2 Louisiana cities we list is 10.25%.
What is the highest sales tax rate in Louisiana?
12.95% combined. Among listed cities the highest is Baton Rouge at 10.5%.
Are groceries taxed in Louisiana?
Louisiana exempts groceries from its 5% state rate. Parish and city rates on food vary: New Orleans charges 4.5% on groceries instead of its 5% general local rate, and in Baton Rouge part of the local rate does not apply to food. The local part is decided city by city, so the calculator marks Louisiana grocery results "check locally".
How much is the sales tax on $1,000 in New Orleans?
$100.00 at New Orleans's 10%, $1,100.00 in total; $50.00 of it is the state's.
Sources
Official documents the rates and rules on this page come from.
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