LAFAYETTE PARISH — Louisiana's new sales tax, which took effect January 1, has increased rates on services like streaming platforms, leaving many residents feeling the financial strain.

Louisiana ranked last before the state Legislature passed two measures during the just-completed special session that, everybody agrees, made the sales tax system even worse.

Sales Tax Institute says that Louisiana taxpayers should note that this change is only to the state rate, and is in addition to the parish rate. When combining the increased state rate of 5% and ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — Starting January 1st, Louisianians will see an increase in the sales tax, making it the highest in the nation. This change, part of a new law passed during the recent special ...

A special legislative session in Louisiana resulted in the passing of a bill that will raise Louisiana's state sales tax rate. Here's what that means.

But Louisiana's complex, parish-by-parish sales tax system has complicated efforts to force compliance.Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here.

A new Louisiana bill would stop cities and parishes from charging local sales tax on groceries, dairy products, fruits, vegetables, soft drinks, and other foods for home consumption.

Changes coming out of the Legislature's special session will lower the personal income tax rate, but also leave Louisiana with one of the highest sales tax rates in the country.

In Iberia Parish, a town hall meeting was held to discuss a sales tax to aid in the construction, improving, and maintenance of roads throughout the parish.

In Louisiana, according to McCormick, residents do not have a state sales tax on groceries, just local sales taxes. He said residents in Caddo Parish are driving to Texas to buy their groceries ...

A special legislative session in Louisiana resulted in the passing of a bill that will raise Louisiana's state sales tax rate. Here's what that means.