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BATON ROUGE – A state sales tax holiday to provide relief for Louisiana residents recovering from hurricanes Laura and Delta, in addition to the COVID-19 public health emergency, will take place Friday, November 20 and Saturday, November 21.

Act 16 of the 2020 Second Extraordinary Session of the Louisiana Legislature exempts the first $2,500 of most consumer purchases from the 4.45% state sales tax. The exemption applies to in-store purchases as well as transactions completed online or by telephone.

Eligible transactions include:

• Buying and accepting delivery of tangible personal property
• Placing tangible personal property on layaway
• Making final payment on tangible personal property previously placed on layaway

The sales tax holiday does not apply to:

• Business or commercial purchases of tangible personal property
• Prepared meals
• Rentals or leases of tangible personal property
• Sales of taxable services
• Vehicles subject to license and title

The sales tax holiday exempts eligible purchases from the 4.45% state sales tax only. Local sales and use taxes apply to all purchases.
However, in other related news,both St. John the Baptist and St.Charles parishes announced they will also waive 5.25 percent (St.John) and 5 percent (St.Charles) Parish’s Sales Tax from 12:01 a.m on Friday, November 20 to 11:59 p.m. on Saturday, November 21.