Louisiana: Does the state have a sales-tax-free weekend?
Louisiana holds a yearly Second Amendment Weekend in September, when firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies are free of state and local sales tax.
The holiday is the first Friday through Sunday of September each year. In 2026 that was September 4 to 6. It covers consumer purchases, not business purchases, and excludes items such as hunting dogs, animal feed, off-road vehicles and airboats. Louisiana's back-to-school and hurricane-supply holidays have not been held since 2018, and a third-party guide reports they were repealed in 2024.
Conditions
- Firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies only
- Consumer purchases only, not business purchases
- First Friday through Sunday of September
What the law says
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the sales and use tax levied by the state of Louisiana and its political subdivisions shall not apply to the sales price or cost price of any consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition, and hunting supplies that occur each calendar year on the first consecutive Friday through Sunday of September.
Sources
- La. R.S. 47:305.62 Official · legis.la.gov
- Louisiana Department of Revenue: 2026 Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday, Sept. 4-6 Official · revenue.louisiana.gov
- Hoodline: back-to-school holiday status (August 2026) Secondary · hoodline.com
- Kintsugi: Sales Tax Holidays by State, 2026 Secondary · trykintsugi.com
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Louisiana Department of Revenue
- Website
- revenue.louisiana.gov
How bordering states compare
- Arkansas Has a tax-free periodArkansas holds a back-to-school sales tax holiday every year on the first weekend of August, covering state and local tax.
- Mississippi Has a tax-free periodYes. Mississippi holds a July back-to-school holiday and a late-August holiday for firearms, ammunition and hunting supplies.
- Texas Has a tax-free periodTexas holds four yearly sales tax holidays: emergency supplies in April, Energy Star and water-saving products in May, and back-to-school in August.