Louisiana State Sales Tax Rate Increase, April 2016
- Mar 17, 2016 | Gail Cole

Updated 4.30.2016
It’s official: after much discussion, state legislators have agreed to increase the Louisiana state sales tax rate by one percent (1%) on April 1, 2016. The 1% sales tax rate increase will remain in effect through June 30, 2018.
The extra 1% does not apply to many sales transactions, including but not limited to the following:
- Food for home consumption
- Installation charges on tangible personal property
- Natural gas, water and electric (as provided in Article VII, Section 2.2 of the Louisiana Constitution)
- Prescription drugs
- Sales to the U.S. government and its agencies
- Vending machine (coin-operated) sales
See the text of HB 62 Act 26 or Louisiana Department of Revenue Information Bulletin 16-013 for a complete list of goods and services exempt from the additional one-cent sales tax.
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