New Orleans hotel guests pay among the highest combined occupancy taxes in the United States, layering state, parish, and stadium/tourism district levies onto every room night under thirty days.
Lodging in Orleans Parish is subject to a stacked tax regime: 4.45% Louisiana state sales tax, 5% Orleans Parish hotel-motel sales tax, plus an additional 6.75% imposed by the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, the New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center authority. The combined rate hovers near 16.35%, before any per-room nightly assessment fees that may apply to larger properties. Operators must register, collect at point of sale, file monthly, and remit through the Louisiana Department of Revenue and the City Bureau of Revenue.
Operators failing to collect, underreporting receipts, or remitting late owe back taxes plus interest, civil penalties up to twenty-five percent, and risk losing their operational permits to host paying guests.
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