Hotels & Lodging in Louisiana (2026)
8 rules on the books across Louisiana, 8 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Transient Occupancy Tax
Local hotel and short-term-rental occupancy taxes, who must collect them, remittance schedules, and use of the revenue for tourism, transportation, or housing.
Ascension Parish
Some RestrictionsAscension Parish levies a 2 percent tax on the rent charged for hotel rooms, motel rooms, and overnight camping…
Read full rule →Jefferson Parish
Some RestrictionsJefferson Parish stacks multiple one-percent hotel occupancy taxes: a parish-wide tax on hotels with ten or more guest…
Read full rule →Lafayette
Some RestrictionsLafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government levies a tax of up to 4 percent on hotel and camping-facility rents…
Read full rule →Lafayette Parish
Some RestrictionsThe city-parish consolidated government caps its hotel occupancy tax at 4% of room or campsite rent, applying it…
Read full rule →Lake Charles
Some RestrictionsLake Charles requires every short-term rental, a dwelling let for under 30 days but at least one night, to carry an…
Read full rule →New Orleans
Some RestrictionsNew Orleans imposes a hotel occupancy privilege tax on every occupied guest room within the city, collected by the…
Read full rule →St Tammany Parish
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish levies a 3 percent tax on the rental charged for hotel rooms, motel rooms and overnight camping…
Read full rule →Tangipahoa Parish
Some RestrictionsTangipahoa Parish levies a 4 percent occupancy tax on hotel room rentals in the parish, on top of state and local sales…
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